In a blow to Facebook’s nascent Libra crypto project, online payments giant…
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Firefox Comes Standard With Ad Blocking
Version 69.0 of the popular browser has enhanced tracking protection, which significantly…
Facebook Zealots Likened To Drug Addicts
A recent Michigan State University study published in the Journal of Behavioural…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Australian Lawmakers Focus On US Tech Giants
The Feds are moving to clamp down on Google and Facebook –…
The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
Search engine DuckDuckGo proposes a new law which would compel big internet…
Facebook Calls For Global, Unified Regulation Of Social Media
The lawless wild west internet has failed. Now is the time to…
Can Viral Extremism Be Stopped?
In the wake of the Christchurch massacre, law makers around the world…
UK Parliament Demands Tough Regulation Of Social Media
The Disinformation and ‘Fake News’ Final Report has been published on parliament.uk.…
Stanford Study Shows Enduring Benefits Of Quitting Facebook
2844 people were surveyed after giving up Facebook for a month. Many…
US Senate Report Details Russian Pro-Trump Disinformation Campaign
How Russia’s extended assault on US democracy used computational propaganda to mislead…
Changing Usage Of Facebook
A survey of British school kids showed that 63% would be happy…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 31/7/18
Our weekly news round-up: The world’s first trillion dollar companies; Facebook and…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 24/7/18
Our weekly news round-up: Another data scandal hits Facebook; Big update for…
Europe’s New GDPR Privacy Rules
If you’ve received updated terms of service emails lately from the likes…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 22/5/18
Our weekly news round-up: Old data from Galileo spacecraft reexamined to confirm…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 24/4/18
Our weekly news round-up: TESS exoplanet hunter successfully launched toward unusual lunar…
The Zuck Faces Congress (and how to de-stress from Facebook)
A Queensland University study finds that limiting time on Facebook reduces levels…
The Trouble With Facebook
The social network stands accused of allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 6/3/18
Our weekly news round-up: US schools fitting bullet proof student shelters in…
Russia’s Influence In The Election Of Donald Trump
With 13 Russians and 3 organisations charged with alleged interference, the spotlight…