Social media
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China to ban news websites from using stories gleaned from social mediaBeijing’s internet regulator says online media cannot report any news taken from social media sites without approval
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Heather Watson hits out at internet trolls after Wimbledon defeatBritish No 2 says logging on to Twitter like a form of self-punishment after crashing out in first round
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Facebook wins appeal against Belgian privacy watchdog over trackingSocial network’s base of operations in Ireland puts it out of Belgium’s jurisdiction, appeals court rules
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The safety pins puncturing post-Brexit racismA Twitter campaign has proposed that people wear them as a public symbol to show solidarity with immigrants
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US border control could start asking for your social media accountsUS Customs and Border Protection proposal would see Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts requested on landing and visa forms
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Could social media be tearing us apart?While social networks have allowed the sharing of controversial opinions there remains a worry that they are helping to fuel such views
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Power of Pooh: can the bear meme help Britain through a referendum bust-up?An AA Milne parody, in which Pooh voted to Remain and Piglet to Leave, has been shared tens of thousands of times. But not everyone is happy about its message
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Kenya clamps down on journalists covering war on al-ShabaabIn an attempt to keep news of troop deaths quiet, government arrests reporters circulating information online
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The knee-jerk accusation that it’s just typical of you to hold the opinions that you do is a hard one to answerObviously you know what I’m about to say …
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EU ballot papers: pencils draw conspiracy fearsElectoral Commission rubberstamps little string-tied pencils (or pens) for vote casting – as social media users fret over dirty deeds
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Violence against Russia's web dissidents raises fresh fears for internet freedomsBeatings and arson attacks on social media users represents new frontier in intimidation campaign, say analysts. RFE/RL reports
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Augmented eternity: scientists aim to let us speak from beyond the graveAdvances in artificial intelligence could give us digital immortality, distilling a lifetime’s worth of online presence into a deathless version of ourselves
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Photo of child ‘hiding’ from gunman prompts calls for action on firearmsFacebook post shared nearly 37,000 times as child’s mother calls on politicians to take action on gun control
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BBC tops poll as most important news source for EU referendumCorporation listed by 34% compared to 20% for papers and 16% for social media
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Instagram hits half a billion usersMilestone hailed by photo-sharing app’s founder, who says huge user growth is signal of company’s ambition
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Caitlin Moran: 'social media is like a baby screaming and throwing tantrums'Writer and Times columnist says Twitter needs to ‘grow up’ and tackle abuse against women
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Facebook celebrates midsummer's day as the UK endures yet more rainIf you are already sad that summer solstice has arrived damp and dreary, maybe avoid going on Facebook
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My Father's Day vow: no Instagramming the kids (for one day, at least)My wife wishes I would stop posting photos of our kids online. This Father’s Day, I am going to try to do just that
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Chicago man killed while live streaming video on Facebook LiveHis death, along with France murder in which killer took to Facebook Live, highlights the huge challenge tech companies face with live stream video
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'I worried people would forget about me': can teenagers survive without social media?Young people now spend hours a day on social media: so what happened when we asked seven teenagers to switch off?
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Tim Peake's time in space is drawing to a close, but he'll remain a starThe astronaut has been in the headlines constantly since his selection in 2009. But press campaigns and social media are only part of the reason for his success
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High times: the rise of drone photographyBoosted by the increasing popularity of video on Instagram, drone footage is delivering the wow factor in an online world where it’s easy to think you’ve seen it all
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Facebook has a new process for discussing ethics. But is it ethical?How does Facebook translate broad ethical values into its decision-making process for research?
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Uzbekistan launches its 38th own-brand social networkGovernment has developed raft of homegrown sites users fear are designed to better monitor online dissent. IWPR reports
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Memes to an end: how the internet Photoshopped the Australian electionAs election day lurches closer, political parties, unions and voters are taking the digital campaign into absurdist new directions, sharing memes on social media that are pointed, partisan and often downright unhinged
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