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Facebook could be sued by consumer groups, EU court adviser says
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AI vigilantes fuel censorship fears in Russian cyberspace
Google to ban political advertising ahead of Philippine election
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Life on the line: Deadly risks for world's food delivery drivers
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Coronavirus and surveillance
Australia raises possibility of more legislation on tech giants
Russia says Twitter mobile slowdown is to remain
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In India, cyber crime volunteers root out anti-government content
Black Friday buy-now-pay-later spree fuels debt fears for Britons
analysis
Seoul, Barbados governments first to join the metaverse
EU rules aim for more transparency in targeted political ads
EU's Vestager cheers as lawmakers vote for tougher tech laws
Indonesia mulls media bill seeking fairer share from big tech
analysis
Food delivery drivers question gig platforms' safety nets
During COP26, Facebook served ads with climate falsehoods skeptic
Digital world seen moving into 'authoritarian space'
Bridging Africa's digital divide: The rise of community internet
Can artificial intelligence help close gender gaps at work?
insight
AI surveillance takes U.S. prisons by storm
Nigeria's crypto traders risk arrest and scams to bypass ban
Calls for new laws as tech fuels 'explosion' of online sex abuse
AI bots to user data: Is there space for rights in the metaverse?
Facebook plans to bin thousands of sensitive ad-targeting options
Privacy-focused startups see boon in big tech's troubles
Crypto queens: Women stake out space in blockchain world
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Fossil fuel-free future not impossible but disinformation a threat
The invisible barriers to tackling the digital divide
SIMs to leaflets: Sudanese find ways to skirt net outage
Tackle racism in AI, BLM co-founder tells tech bosses
Australia says facial recognition software firm broke privacy law
Facebook will shut down facial recognition system
Facebook working on ways to protect users in the 'metaverse'
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New China privacy law to be 'major' force globally
Afghan girls learn in secret classrooms to bypass Taliban curbs
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Slowdowns and shutdowns: Africans challenge internet restrictions
TikTok tells U.S. lawmakers it does not give information to China
Nigerian start-ups digitise local food supply chain
Amazon, British spy agencies to boost use of AI for espionage
Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally
Africa urged to wake up to growing state surveillance threat
Click selfie, vote: India tests mobile ballot despite privacy fear
Pushback against AI policing in Europe heats up over racism fears
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Why social media sites are inviting people to share their pronouns
'It's our stuff': consumers wage right-to-repair revolution
Agri-tech digital tools boost crops for farmers across Africa
Rural U.S. county split over multi-billion dollar data center boom
Afghans embrace cryptocurrency amid financial chaos
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How encryption can shield the most vulnerable

From LGBT+ people to journalists, strong encryption is crucial for making the Internet safer for everyone
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Facebook deleting facial recognition: What it really means

Voluntary self-regulation from tech giants is superficial and no replacement for actual legislation
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Protecting journalists means safeguarding internet freedom

Ending impunity for crimes against journalists and safeguarding freedom online requires action on multiple fronts
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Underinvested, overexposed: Facebook Papers confirm our worst fear

Governments around the world must adopt data protection laws that actually limit Facebook’s business model

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