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Four Ways Google Plans to Fight Online Extremism

Google has announced a raft of new measures aimed at combatting extremist material. The internet giant has been one of several technology companies—including Facebook and Twitter— under scrutiny for how they deal with extremist content posted on their sites. Following recent attacks in London and Manchester, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that the internet and…

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How often should you post on social media?

There are two types of social media these days. One is actually “social”, which is Facebook. It is where people chat to each other and be social. Usage statistics show that the amount of social activity happening on Facebook dwarfs what is going on with all the other supposedly “social …

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Half of all countries lack cybersecurity strategy: UN report

GENEVA — Only about half of all countries have a cybersecurity strategy or are in the process of developing one, and even the world’s most powerful countries show major gaps in their preparedness for cyberattacks, according to a latest UN report released on Wednesday. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) unveiled the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2017…

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Are newsletters a waste of time?

You probably think this is a strange question to ask, given that I am doing so in my weekly newsletter…! However, two things have happened in the past week that has meant the whole notion of newsletters is being questioned. The first thing that made people question email newsletters is …

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Is your phone affecting your work?

This week the iPhone turned ten years old. When it was launched, it was nothing compared with today’s devices. At the time the iPhone was first introduced, leading experts and industry leaders all rounded on Apple saying they had invented something that wasn’t necessary and which had no future. Even …

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How The iPhone Has Made Us More Anti-Social

Sometime around 2011 or 2012, it suddenly became very easy to predict what people would be doing in public places: Most would be looking down at their phones. For years, mobile phones weren’t much to look at. The screens were small, and users needed to press the same key several times to type a single letter…

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