Why OnlyFans wants us to regulate the internet
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“Our online lives can never truly be our own”: Marie Le Conte on the generation that broke the internet
What does it mean to have grown up alongside an adolescent internet?
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Andrew Tate has been banned from social media. Is this a new era of content moderation?
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok’s move to ban the misogynist was surprisingly swift and decisive.
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Will subpoenaing Jack Dorsey help Elon Musk win his Twitter trial?
The court case following Musk’s aborted buy-out could have profound consequences for social media and trust in the legal system.
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Does the rise of the Metaverse mean the decline of cities?
Neighbourhoods depend on people looking out for each other, but the growth of virtual worlds threatens to undermine public oversight…
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The dangerous approach of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son
The Japanese-Korean billionaire warped the meaning of value in an industry that is reshaping the world.
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Prime Day: How Amazon became an everything company
Prime membership has helped Amazon become McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Facebook and Google all rolled into one.
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Uber and the Big Tech ego trip
Leaked emails show the former CEO Travis Kalanick to be arrogant and callous, just like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg... the…
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Why Britain’s start-ups face an uncertain future
British tech firms have raised record levels of funding so far this year. But as the era of free money…
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The end of the Long Boom
In 1997, Wired magazine predicted 25 years of prosperity and peace driven by new technology. How have its prophesies fared?
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Can AI automate human creativity?
If artificial intelligence can create art, what happens to the artist?
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The problem of period apps post-Roe
As abortions become illegal in many US states, the data kept by fertility trackers poses new dangers to their users.
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Inside Europe’s fight for ethical AI
France wants to expand the scope of the EU's groundbreaking new AI Act. Do its plans go far enough?
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How the cryptocurrency market has crashed
The main crypto index shows that prices are 72 per cent below their peak.
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Flat wages, surging stocks: how the rich profited from a 13-year stock market surge
The UK’s lightly-taxed asset boom enriched the wealthy while workers endured a lost decade.
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How Amazon surrendered in its war on bookshops
The e-commerce giant has increased its prices, while the number of independent booksellers continues to rise.
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Where the internet went wrong – and how we can reboot it
The online world is run by tech companies that we depend on but deeply distrust. New books by Justin EH…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is about controlling attention
Musk’s unique ability to move markets relies on him remaining the world’s most recognisable businessperson.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover should alarm us all
Can we expect Donald Trump and “pedo guy” slurs to return?
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US president Joe Biden’s cyber security chiefs to attend CyberUK summit
Influential figures across government and industry are set to meet next month at Britain's flagship cyber security conference.
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