Internet and websites

"These findings unveil what we believe are the first major covert pro-America and Western operations identified and suspended by Twitter and Meta,” a researcher who examined the operation told Motherboard.

IT specialists lack confidence that legislation compelling tech firms to tackle online harms will work as intended, with only a small minority believing ‘harmful but legal’ content can be effectively and proportionately policed by internet platforms

The company said it would prevent Russia-based users from uploading new content—but their videos are still showing up on FYPs.

Meta has allowed ads that include hate speech and calls for violence ahead of the country’s elections. But experts warn that a shutdown isn’t the answer.

Plus: The continued TikTokification of absolutely everything.

Big changes are coming to the platform.

Post within the two-minute window to share off-the-cuff photos with your friends—and the world.

As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.

Since Vladimir Putin blocked Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in March, Russia has been pushing away from the global internet at a rapid pace.

Without adequate consumer protections, social media companies can use any content you post, often without your knowledge or consent.

Twitter’s former security head, Pieter Zatko, has alleged a number of serious cyber failures at the social media platform, raising the spectre of investigations and sanctions.

Influencers are encouraging people to ditch hormonal contraception. Fixing feeds will require mending mistrust between doctors and patients.

As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.

Big changes are coming to the platform.

Post within the two-minute window to share off-the-cuff photos with your friends—and the world.

Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.