The EU is demanding that Facebook, Google, Twitter and other tech giants pledge to curb the monetisation of false information…
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Windows XP source code has leaked on the internet Considering everything we’ve been through this year, we’re surprised that Microsoft hasn’t been hit by a massive leak yet. This isn’t a massive leak however, it just looks like the source code for (arguably the best) Windows OS version XP has leaked in an online forum.
Twitter is designed to be consumed quickly, hence the very limited number of characters you’re allowed to use when sharing…
After years of denying they could filter out disinformation, the social media giants have suddenly been able to effectively keep…
There isn’t a worse time to spread misinformation. Peeps need to know what’s going on it the world, and misinformation…
Okay, good readers. Apparently we’ve come to a point where people look to reputable news sources to debunk conspiracy theories.…
It may surprise you to hear this but not everyone — yes, including the people you like — tells the…
“Fake news” is a relatively new term, yet it’s now seen as one of the greatest threats to democracy and free debate. In the Netflix documentary The Great Hack — which chronicled the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica — we saw how Facebook data was used to target potential voters with insidious right-wing propaganda packaged as if it were news.
Call of Duty is one of the most successful franchises in video game history, but there are currently calls to boycott its latest release due to the game’s depiction of military conflict.
One of the most unexpected presidential elections in history (that one experienced by the US in 2016) could have been influenced…