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Interview with Yuval Noah Harari inside a South London school
He’s the Israeli historian best known as the author of “Sapiens”, which looked at the evolution of humankind – and now Yuval Harari has published “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” a book warning us how to harness the greatest global revolution to date: the rise of artificial intelligence. Cathy Newman went to meet him…
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First anti-fracking protesters jailed
Three anti-fracking activists have been jailed for causing a public nuisance, after they climbed on to lorries outside a fracking site near Blackpool. The judge at Preston crown court said their actions had also significantly disrupted local residents, who depended on using the surrounding main road.
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Time to log off? The young people beginning to question the power of social media
A new play by the National Youth Theatre – ‘F Off’ – examines the complex relationships between young people and social media.
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Facebook fails to remove video of small boy being assaulted by step-father
On Monday the company said it had taken down a series of pages associated with Jones because they glorified violence and used dehumanising language.
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Infowars: Should it have been banned on social media? (Debate)
Jack Dorsey insisted that Jones had not violated their rules, declaring he would not ‘succumb’ or ‘react’ to outside pressure.
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Facebook removes pages linked to new political influence campaign
Facebook says it has identified a co-ordinated attempt to interfere in November’s mid-term elections in the United States. Ed Howker has been going through the details.
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Author Siva Vaidhyanathan: ‘There’s nothing wrong with Facebook as a business’
Siva Vaidhyanathan is the author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy.
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Damian Collins MP: Dominic Cummings ‘completely contemptuous of parliament’
We did ask Facebook for an interview, but no-one was available. Conservative MP Damian Collins chairs the DCMS Select Committee and is leading a parliamentary inquiry into fake news.
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Pro-Brexit Facebook adverts revealed by MPs
Facebook messages used by pro-Brexit campaigners during the 2016 referendum have been published for the first time by a parliamentary committee examining the prevalence of fake news. They provide a real insight into the micro-targeted approach aimed at specific groups of voters.
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Facebook facing maximum fine for data breaches
Britain’s data protection watchdog intends to fine Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users’ information – the maximum amount it can levy.
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Fortnite: the video game taking the world by storm
It’s got kids obsessed, parents tearing their hair out and some schools calling for it to be banned. Fortnite is the video game of the year. It’s an astonishing success, but sparking lots of debate about gaming addiction, as the NHS opens its first clinic specialising in the condition. As a parent myself, I know…
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Car industry issues warning over post-Brexit trade
Death by a thousand cuts – that’s what the UK car industry warned could be its fate if it doesn’t get clear government guidance on post-Brexit trading. Today, motor industry bosses said investment has already slumped as the chance of a “no deal” EU departure remains on the table. They also have to deal with…
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Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life
Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley ‘computer philosopher’, thinks social media is ruining your life. In this interview Jaron Lanier talks about Facebook, YouTube, Google and how the tech and social media giants are using algorithms to record data about their users – and how internet algorithms shape how we see the world and what we’re…
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Cambridge Analytica whisteblower Chris Wylie reacts to testimony of former boss
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Chris Wylie discusses Alexander Nix’s appearance in front of MPs.
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Reaction as former Cambridge Analytica CEO is grilled by MPs
Alexander Nix said he was “tricked” into boasting to an undercover reporter – working for this programme – that his political strategy firm used honeytraps and bribery to smear political opponents. The former Cambridge Analytica boss Alexander Nix said he had lied to impress our reporter, who was posing as a potential client. He blamed…