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Lords report warns against complacency around AI technology

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Twitter’s revamped blue tick process will come into force from January 20

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Online Harms director warns of ‘deeply problematic’ niche social platforms

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TikTok told its systems are failing to spot anti-vaccine misinformation

Andrew Slorance, 51, from Nairn, Scotland, has won the Toyota Mobility Unlimited Challenge with his company Phoenix Instinct, which has designed a revolutionary new wheelchair

Scot who vowed to ‘revolutionise the wheelchair’ wins one million dollar backing

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EU clears Google’s purchase of Fitbit, with conditions over data

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China looks to future lunar base after successful return of Moon rocks

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Zoom lifts 40-minute video call limit for Christmas period

Lord Evans of Weardale, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life

Social media giants urged to make it easier to report abuse to police

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Snapchat apologises for ‘misguided’ filters that caused offence

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Facebook’s UK users to be overseen by firm’s US HQ after Brexit transition

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Twitter to discontinue Periscope app in early 2021

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Microsoft’s Surface Duo foldable phone to launch in the UK in early 2021

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Online Harms Bill will take decisive action against tech firms – Dowden

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Graphic suicide content a couple of clicks away, child psychiatrist warns

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TikTok adds new vaccine misinformation labels and strengthens community rules

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Twitter fined by Irish data regulator over GDPR breach

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Online Harms Bill ‘will spark new age of accountability for social media’