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TikTok is set to be shut down in the US on January 19 – but will it really happen? And are the alternatives any better?
Jan 14, 2025
Newly-leaked documents appear to prove that companies listen in on conversations via our devices’ microphones, to better anticipate (and shape) our desires
Sep 03, 2024
In a new video testing out a Meta AI update, Zuckerberg coincidentally imagines himself as a streetwear designer from LA
Jul 25, 2024
Let’s hear him out...
Jul 12, 2024
From deepfakes in Gaza to AI-generated nudes, it’s increasingly hard to tell fact from fiction on the internet – here are some tricks and tools that can help
Nov 03, 2023
Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, and Paris Hilton are among the first wave of Meta’s AI-generated influencers, with rumours of $5 million deals for the rights to their faces
Oct 12, 2023
As surveillance technology becomes more intrusive, artists are exploring different ways to obscure the five points of recognition – forehead, nose, each cheek and chin – with make-up, hair, and more
Oct 03, 2023
A leader of the militant group has praised Twitter for its ‘tolerance’ and commitment to freedom of speech
Jul 12, 2023
Here’s everything you need to know about Meta’s ‘sanely run’ Twitter alternative – the latest development in a clownish billionaire feud
Jul 05, 2023
Meta says the accounts were banned ‘in error’ and have since been reinstated – but creators say this isn’t the first time this has happened
Jun 29, 2023
Meta is cutting collectible art from Facebook and Instagram – plus another 10,000 jobs – as part of Zuck’s ‘Year of Efficiency’
Mar 14, 2023
Google, Twitter, and Facebook are at the centre of a debate about Section 230, the law that underpins free speech online
Feb 24, 2023
‘Are We Dating The Same Guy?’ groups are a space for women to share their dating horror stories – but is this another instance of surveillance culture going too far?
Jan 26, 2023
Instagram and Facebook are considering reversing their notorious nudity ban
Jan 19, 2023
Snow Crash writer Neal Stephenson has teamed up with a crypto bro to create an open metaverse and fight back against Big Tech
Sep 23, 2022
