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2021-10-07

Leaked Facebook Documents Reveal Discriminatory Practices

Celebrities, politicians and high-profile Facebook users have different rules governing what content they can post, compared to 'ordinary' users.

2021-10-06

Facebook Weakens Democracy & Harms Children

A former Facebook product manager tells US lawmakers the tech giant's apps "harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy".

2021-10-05

Facebook, WhatsApp & Instagram Suffer Massive Outage

Facebook's social media platform, WhatsApp and Instagram all simultaneously went down for six hours overnight but are now back up and running.

2021-09-28

Telegram Is Where Cyber Criminals Do Business

A rapidly growing network of criminals are using the encrypted messaging app Telegram to buy, sell and share stolen data and hacking tools.

2021-09-07

Russian Trolls Target News Websites

A major operation to influence public opinion which saw fake comments posted on Western media in support of Russian interests is confirmed.

2021-08-31

Social Media Tries To Protect Afghan Users

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have moved to secure the accounts of users worried for their safety under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

2021-08-26

Islamic State Propaganda Is Persistent

Jihadist terrorist groups dedicate significant efforts to set up effective online communication campaigns and they are definitely not going away.

2021-08-23

Seven Ways That Social Media Sabotages Cyber Security

Warning: Having a social media webpage affects your cyber security. Although social media can do a lot for you, it can also take a lot away from you.

2021-08-18

Facebook Bans The Taliban

The Taliban presents a fresh challenge for social media companies over content created by the Islamic group, considered by many to be terrorists.

2021-08-18

The Taliban's Mastery Of Information Warfare

The Taliban have used modern information warfare techniques, combining fake accounts and bots, to successfully undermine the Afghan government.

2021-11-12

Cyber Operations In Wartime

Policymakers and military leaders need to broaden their assumptions about how state and non-state actors will use cyber operations in future conflicts.

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