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Internet and social media has plateaued
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 11:13

Internet and social media has plateaued


At least in the US

Internet, social media use and device ownership in the US have plateaued after years of growth, according to beancounters at Pew.

Obama warns against social media
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Wednesday, 27 December 2017 23:01

Obama warns against social media


Interviewed by a British "royal", he spills the beans

The ex president of the United States of America has hit out at what he described this morning as the "irresponsible" use of social media.

Former Facebook bloke feels guilty about his past
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Facebook is tearing society apart

A former Facebook executive has spoken out about the harm the social network is doing to humanity.

Twitter to make a profit - shock
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Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:32

Twitter to make a profit - shock

Must be all that Trump stuff

Social media outfit Twitter said today that it will make a profit for its fourth quarter.  It will be the first time the company has ever had a profitable quarter.

British politicians moan about social media
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They are monkeying around over racism and terror

A group of British MP’s have had a good moan about social media networks not doing enough to remove illegal and extremist material posted on their sites, and for not preventing it appearing in the first place.

Bloke who claims to represent God tells us Social Media is not real
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Pope Francis worries about the kiddies

A bloke who claims to represent God on earth and represents an organisation which promises to get you into a mystical city made out of gold when you die has told kids that social networks give them a false image of reality.

Russia blocks Linkedin
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Thursday, 17 November 2016 16:06

Russia blocks Linkedin


Pah to social media

Russia is preventing people from accessing Linkedin because it’s alleged the firm breaches its data storage law.

FindFace software used to hassle pornstars
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Wednesday, 27 April 2016 12:17

FindFace software used to hassle pornstars


Moral witch-hunts

“FindFace,” which uses facial recognition software to match random photographs on Russians social media Vkontakte is finding that their service is being used by puritans to stage witch-hunts against porn stars.