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Call to vet YouTube ads like regular TV to stop scams

Liberal Democrats say regulations need to catch up with “the reality of how people are watching content”.

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WhatsApp says it removed 6.8m accounts linked to scams

Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the messaging app said.

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Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

Getting work in gaming is harder and harder, especially for new starters. How are young developers following their passions?

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Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash

The company’s self-driving technology failed to prevent a 2019 crash which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfriend in Florida.

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Chess grandmaster Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup

World number one Magnus Carlsen takes home $250,000 (£188,000) for winning the online competition.

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Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules

Tech companies are restricting debates of public intertest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.

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Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over age checks

Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.

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What screen time does to children’s brains is more complicated than it seems

Screen time has become synonymous with bad news – but the science may not be as straightforward as it seems

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Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack

Messaging has been turned off on the women’s dating safety app Tea, following a hack which has exposed thousands of members’ images, posts and comments.

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YouTube to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban

The Australian government says the world-first ban is aimed at protecting youth from online harm.

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