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Ofcom: Clear link between online posts and violent disorder

Regulator says misinformation spread widely and quickly and the response of big tech was “uneven”.

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Meta combats celebrity scam ads with face recognition tech

Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.

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Blade Runner 2049 maker sues Musk over robotaxi images

Alcon Entertainment says it specifically denied a request to use material from the film at the event.

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TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project

Chinese technology giant ByteDance denied reports that the incident caused more than $10m of damage.

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Trump says Apple boss called him to complain about EU

The EU ordered Apple to pay Ireland billions in unpaid taxes in September.

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Alleged Bitcoin hacker searched ‘signs the FBI is after you’

A man from Georgia is alleged to be part of a group which hacked the US regulator’s X account.

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Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch

Meta workers reportedly used vouchers that should have been spent on meals to buy household goods.

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Netflix hikes prices in some countries as growth fades

Netflix announces some price hikes, as growth from password sharing crackdown starts to fade.

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Instagram adds features to help stop sextortion

Law enforcement agencies have reported a rise in sextortion scams targeting teens across online platforms.

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Social media faces big changes under new Ofcom rules

Ofcom warns social media companies could face fines if they don’t comply with the new Online Safety Bill

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