Trump's blocking of Twitter critics unconstitutional: US appeals court
Constitution violated.
Jul 10 2019 7:00AM
French lawmakers vote to target online hate speech in draft bill
Content takedown in under 24 hours.
Jul 8 2019 1:14PM
Twitter to deemphasize, label politician tweets that break its rules
To strike balance between free expression and accountability.
Jun 28 2019 6:52AM
Politicians need more public money to thwart election cyber attacks: ASPI
Or our trust in politics will be (even more) dented
Jun 21 2019 12:43PM
EU finds Russian disinformation, says tech firms must do more
Only Facebook responds.
Jun 17 2019 1:13PM
Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran, seeks to end false info campaigns
Coordinated, state-backed activities.
Jun 14 2019 7:07AM
Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
After an outcry among users.
Jun 3 2019 1:02PM
Banks could soon have to treat your social media sprays as official complaints
Outage hell awaits.
May 17 2019 12:56PM
Twitter accidentally shares user location data with advertising partner
Through Apple devices.
May 14 2019 6:58AM
Twitter suspends 100k accounts for creating new ones after suspension
45 percent increase from last year.
Apr 17 2019 7:01AM
Australian Electoral Commission boots online blitz to counter fake news
Urges voters to “Stop and Consider”, but not everyone is convinced
Apr 16 2019 7:19AM
Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war
Internet war embroils global tech giants.
Apr 3 2019 12:23AM
US lawmaker says tech companies must quickly remove violent content after Christchurch killings
Chair of House Committee on Homeland Security writes top executives of four major techs.
Mar 20 2019 12:42PM
Home Affairs chief Pezzullo decries rise of the 'digital industrial complex'
Cyber tsar worried about "connectivity without values".
Mar 14 2019 8:30PM
Bad actors try bespoke lies to avoid misinformation detection
NSA, Facebook and Twitter lament weaponisation of the internet.
Mar 7 2019 12:40PM
Tesla's Musk calls SEC 'broken' in new Twitter spat
Lays into regulator again.
Feb 27 2019 6:57AM
Twitter CEO says his and other tech firms have not combated abuse enough
Dorsey calls Silicon Valley's response to online abuse a "huge fail."
Feb 13 2019 12:23PM
Twitter shares tumble on forecasts for weaker revenue, higher costs
Full-year operating costs rise.
Feb 8 2019 6:51AM
Hardware keys needed to beat phishing: researcher
Free Modlishka 2FA stealing tool published.
Jan 14 2019 12:38PM
Technology spinners shine in 2018 "Worst Words" gongs
Plain English Foundation catalogues linguistic aberrances.
Dec 18 2018 6:40PM
