Geoff White
What is Safe Harbor?
Safe Harbor – as the spelling suggests, it’s a US-focused invention. But what on earth is it, and why does today’s European Court of Justice decision on it matter?
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Elon Musk biographer says billionaire has ‘dark demon mode’
A new biography of SpaceX founder Elon Musk sparked outrage when it claimed the tycoon had deliberately switched off Ukrainian access to the Starlink satellite network around the Crimean coast last autumn, stopping them from attacking a Russian naval base.
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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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How Twitter users were wrongly labelled as Russian bots after a government briefing
Media reports claimed a “government analysis” had linked specific Twitter accounts to the Kremlin – and highlighted two “bot” accounts in particular. But people who run these accounts have both denied it, and even appeared on camera to prove they are real people. So what’s caused the confusion?
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British politicians condemn Trump re-tweets
President Trump’s now infamous re-tweet of inflammatory posts from a British far-right group have been roundly condemned by politicians of all shades. His actions were called offensive, some have called for him to be charged with inciting racial hatred and for a proposed state visit to the UK to be cancelled. The controversy completely overshadowed…
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Ann Coulter: ‘No evidence’ Trump tweet videos false
Ann Coulter is a conservative commentator who may well be the reason Trump tweeted. She is one of only 45 people he follows on Twitter and she tweeted one of those Britain First videos just before he did. Labour MP Rupa Huq is former Shadow Minister for Crime and Prevention.
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Morning Joe presenters over Donald Trump Twitter row
Two US breakfast show hosts targeted by President Trump in a bizarre Twitter tirade have told Channel 4 News that everything he said was false. Trump lashed out at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, claiming they had “spoken badly of him”.
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Donald Trump uses Twitter to vent his anger
Donald Trump has been venting his fury in another series of early morning tweets.
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Aylan Kurdi: images that changed UK views on refugees?
The heart-breaking images of a Syrian toddler lying dead on a Turkish beach have reverberated around the world, but will they lead to a change in British attitudes towards the refugee crisis?
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Paul Mason
The Greek crisis: on the ground and on Twitter
Last night I responded sharply to an anonymous Greek troll known as @GreekAnalyst, comparing his right-wing network of abusive and unaccountable people…
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Fat-shamed ‘dancing man’ gets last laugh at LA party
A man who was bullied online after pictures were posted of him dancing has become an unlikely celebrity and flew to Los Angeles for a celebrity anti-bullying fundraiser in his honour.
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Internet ‘troll’ convictions soar: is social media to blame?
Convictions for internet “trolls” who target people with abusive or offensive material online increase eight-fold in a decade, official figures reveal.
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‘The horror’: Kent’s earthquake ‘devastation’
Kent is “hit” by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake, and the subsequent media explosion is greeted by mockery online.
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JK Rowling Twitter row: support for author over poll abuse
Twitter users rally to show their support for JK Rowling after she became a target for online abuse in the wake of the election results.
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Election 2015: I’m a Voter so #IVoted
As party leaders head to their local polling stations, millions of people take to Facebook and Twitter to let their friends know they have voted, encouraging others to do the same.
