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WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/31/2025 - 14:45Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry? (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/23/2025 - 06:25Meta executive Nick Clegg defends company’s removal of Facebook and Instagram factcheckers (Guardian, The)
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Submitted by benton on Sun, 01/12/2025 - 07:38Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 01/12/2025 - 07:37Opinion | Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 06:19Meta scrapped factcheckers ‘because systems were too complex’ (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/08/2025 - 06:34Rural internet deserts in England and Wales to finally get fast broadband
The last corners of England and Wales yet to be covered by a £5 billion push to widen fast broadband could finally get access to rapid downloads, streaming and video calls after the government announced £289 million in new taxpayer-funded contracts enabling coverage. The new contracts to lay full-fibre connections in areas not reached by private investment would apply in north Wales, including Anglesey, south-west Wales, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Devon, Somerset, Essex and the north-east of England, the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced.