Digital media
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'I was hacked,' says woman whose account claimed hospital boy photo was stagedWoman denies posting false information that photo of four-year-old was political stunt
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They may not be biased, but their methods are clumsy – and to most, their uncertain advice is largely useless, says economic analyst Dan DaviesTactical voting sites have spread confusion and animosity. In fact, we don’t need them
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Which parties are using Instagram most successfully?We compare the messages that got the most mileage on the platform this week -
The hottest topic around? Impeachment! – podcasts of the weekFrom Buzzfeed to the New York Times, everyone wants a piece of the Trump inquiry. Plus: why Netflix’s huge losses are everyone else’s gain
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It’s a human instinct to regain community spaces, at least virtually. But even the internet’s perceived democracy is not without hierarchy
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Twitter to clear out inactive accounts and free up usernamesCompany has been criticised for handling of move it says will reduce risk from hacking
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Are podcasts a disaster waiting to happen?Bedroom broadcasters are pumping out pods unchecked – and now, some are being accused of plagiarism, voyeurism, even scuppering lawsuits. Is this booming industry doomed? -
Ronan Farrow launches Catch and Kill podcast: ‘A reservoir of raw material’Each episode of podcast based on his bestselling book is built on an interview with a subject from the book, combined with audio recorded in real time during the Weinstein investigation -
ABC website goes down, giving users flashbacks to 2011The news site was not loading properly after a power outage on Wednesday morning and displayed stories from 2011 when Julia Gillard was prime minister
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Pointless emails: they’re not just irritating – they have a massive carbon footprintMore than 64m unnecessary emails are sent in Britain every day. Along with clogging up our inboxes they are also damaging the environment
Brace yourself, the flood of lies in this election is about to become a torrent