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Alex Hern
Alex Hern is the UK technology editor for the Guardian. Twitter
@alexhern
November 2019
Facebook and Google urged to ban political ads before UK election
Letter calls for suspension until after vote due to lack of time to reform online advertising rules
Published:
5 Nov 2019
Facebook and Google urged to ban political ads before UK election
US 'investigating TikTok as potential national security risk'
Published:
2 Nov 2019
US 'investigating TikTok as potential national security risk'
Twitter's canny political ad ban costs it little – and piles pressure on Facebook
Published:
1 Nov 2019
Twitter's canny political ad ban costs it little – and piles pressure on Facebook
October 2019
'The challenge was to play like a human': AI takes on the gamers
Google’s DeepMind beat 99.8% of humans at StarCraft II, but bigger challenge was not giving itself away
Published:
31 Oct 2019
'The challenge was to play like a human': AI takes on the gamers
Counter-Strike trading found to be 'nearly all' money laundering
Published:
31 Oct 2019
Counter-Strike trading found to be 'nearly all' money laundering
Apple lets users opt out of having Siri conversations graded
Published:
31 Oct 2019
Apple lets users opt out of having Siri conversations graded
Facebook to fact-check ads of politician challenging fact-check policy
Published:
31 Oct 2019
Facebook to fact-check ads of politician challenging fact-check policy
Facebook agrees to pay fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Published:
30 Oct 2019
Facebook agrees to pay fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
California man runs for governor to test Facebook rules on lying
Published:
30 Oct 2019
California man runs for governor to test Facebook rules on lying
Labour calls for halt to Google's acquisition of Fitbit
Published:
30 Oct 2019
Labour calls for halt to Google's acquisition of Fitbit
Instagram to extend its ban on images of self-harm to cover cartoons
Published:
28 Oct 2019
Instagram to extend its ban on images of self-harm to cover cartoons
Facebook fact checkers did not know they could vet adverts
Published:
26 Oct 2019
Facebook fact checkers did not know they could vet adverts
Government spent £2m on porn block before policy was dropped
Published:
25 Oct 2019
Government spent £2m on porn block before policy was dropped
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Published:
24 Oct 2019
Safety first: the short, simple guide to securing all your passwords
Facebook isn't going to influence the next election – until it does
Published:
23 Oct 2019
Published:
23 Oct 2019
Facebook isn't going to influence the next election – until it does
UK queries Facebook decision to exempt political statements from fact-checking
Published:
23 Oct 2019
UK queries Facebook decision to exempt political statements from fact-checking
Google to add eye detection to Pixel 4 after privacy concerns
Published:
21 Oct 2019
Google to add eye detection to Pixel 4 after privacy concerns
Tinder boss Elie Seidman: ‘If you behave badly, we want you out’
Published:
21 Oct 2019
Tinder boss Elie Seidman: ‘If you behave badly, we want you out’
Tim Cook defends Apple's removal of Hong Kong mapping app
Published:
11 Oct 2019
Tim Cook defends Apple's removal of Hong Kong mapping app
Children 'interested in' gambling and alcohol, according to Facebook
Published:
10 Oct 2019
Children 'interested in' gambling and alcohol, according to Facebook
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