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3 days ago
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How have social media algorithms changed the way we interact?

Algorithms can watch our behaviour and determine what millions of us see when we log on.

3 days ago
BBC InDepth
4 Oct 2024
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Meta must limit data for personalised ads - EU court

Privacy activist Max Schrems claimed Meta unlawfully processed data relating to his sexual orientation.

4 Oct 2024
Technology
25 Sep 2024
Tracy Canham stares at the camera. She has short blonde hair, dark eyes and thick-rimmed glasses. She is wearing a blouse covered in a snake skin print.

Scammers target grandma's family holiday booking

Tracy Canham thought she had booked a trip to Lincolnshire and almost lost hundreds of pounds.

25 Sep 2024
England
17 Sep 2024
An RT van close to St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square

Facebook owner bans Russian state media networks

Russian state media outlets have come under increased scrutiny in Western countries.

17 Sep 2024
Business
8 Sep 2024
A selfie of two people stood in a field with a gazebo in the background. Beneath the gazebo, people sit in foldable chairs. The two people in the foreground are a man and woman wearing matching T-shirts with the logo of a farm. The woman has a nose ring and her name EMMA is also printed on her T-shirt.

Market warns over stall-holder social media scam

The alerts comes after fake spots to sell at markets including in Staffordshire appear online.

8 Sep 2024
Stoke & Staffordshire
8 Sep 2024
Keith with his wife and Jacci

Canada man finds dozens of long-lost Limavady relatives online

With the help of a Facebook group, Keith Brown has uncovered his Northern Irish roots.

8 Sep 2024
Northern Ireland
13 Aug 2024
Caravans in a caravan park

Caravan scammers conning people out of holiday cash

Scams where people pose as holiday home owners online are "incredibly prevalent", says an expert.

13 Aug 2024
Wales
9 Aug 2024
Jordan Parlour

Man jailed for Facebook posts encouraging violence

Jordan Parlour told people on social media to attack a Leeds hotel housing migrants, a court hears.

9 Aug 2024
West Yorkshire
6 Aug 2024
Jordan Parlour, a 28-year-old man with short brown hair and beard pictured in front of kitchen cupboards

Man admits stirring up racial hatred online

Jordan Parlour, 28, of Seacroft, Leeds, made Facebook posts during the disorder.

6 Aug 2024
West Yorkshire

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