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Meta asks Oversight Board for guidance on Covid-19 misinformation policy

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Drones deliver prescription medicines for pharmacy for first time

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Time spent gaming has ‘little to no impact’ on wellbeing, study finds

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YouTube brings in £6 billion in advertising revenue in second financial quarter

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Virgin Media O2 increase free data donation in response to rising cost of living

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Facebook unveils new look Home and Feeds tabs in app refresh

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Virgin Media O2 makes access to financial support websites free for mobile users

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Online child sex abuse content ‘can be stopped without harming encryption’

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Teenagers now favouring social media as news source – Ofcom

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Scientists explain why VAR is so controversial in football

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Nora Quoirin’s parents settle lawsuit over Facebook posts

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Keep gadgets out of sun to prevent overheating, experts say

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Snapchat calling and messaging to be made available on the web

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Video games companies ‘must do more to prevent children buying loot boxes’

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More protections for news publishers on social media added to Online Safety Bill

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Cyber security and data watchdogs ask lawyers to help stop ransomware payments

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Elon Musk says he is terminating Twitter buyout deal

Elon Musk Buys Twitter

Twitter users to ‘benefit’ from Elon Musk pulling out of deal to buy company