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2017-02-15

WikiLeaks Wants A Database To Verify Twitter Users

After years of campaigning for transparency WikiLeaks now says it wants to build a surveillance database of it's own.

2017-02-07

Botnets Have Infiltrated The Twitterverse

Twitter bots produce spam, provide fake followers and can manipulate debates and public opinion in insidious ways that are hard to track and prevent.

2017-01-25

Facebook To Introduce Fake News Tools

Facebook is introducing new tools in Germany to help combat the spread of fabricated news stories before the parliamentary elections.

2017-01-13

ISIS Just Can’t Resist Social Media

Social media is a key tool used by Jihadis to recruit followers, spread their radical interpretations of Islam and to promote outrage.

2017-01-10

Propaganda & Bias In Social Media News

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is beginning to pose some tough ethical questions. Can it be ensured that technology works for society?

2017-01-09

Germany Wants To Order Social Media To Police Hate Speech

Germany is considering new laws to force social media platforms to take a more active role in policing illegal hate speech on their sites.

2016-12-09

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter & YouTube: Collaborating To Remove Terrorist Content

Social media heavyweights announce they will cooperate on a plan to help limit the spread of terrorist content online.

2016-12-07

Yes, Russia Weaponised Social Media In The US Elections

Russia didn't just hack & leak documents from US political groups, it used social media as a weapon to influence perceptions about the election.

2016-12-05

On Facebook, Fake US Election News Was More Popular Than Real News

The Numbers Are In. It turns out fake election stories on Facebook generated more engagement than stories from major US news outlets.

2016-11-30

Facebook’s Secret Censorship Deal With China

Facebook has developed censorship software in an effort to get China to lift its seven-year ban on the world’s largest social network.

2016-11-28

Facebook Will Double UK Employees

Facebook will expand its presence in the UK by 50% when it opens its new London headquarters in 2017, the US technology giant has announced.

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