Some platforms are blocking posts about Gaza and Ukraine, while more innocuous forums have also been restricted as websites 'over-implement' the new law
Tech, Data and Algorithms
Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer's violent disorder
This broken law isn't only failing to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation, it's actively protecting the ability of the most powerful and privileged to do so, argues Kyle Taylor
The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence officers
The new ‘partnership’ between the UK Government and OpenAI is in reality a sellout to the one-sided interests of US tech corporations, argues Donald Campbell
Report finds X is still failing to take down calls for violence against Muslims and migrants despite the messages “clearly violating” the platform's own rules
The Prime Minister's spokesman dismisses calls to leave the social media platform, despite its official 'Grok' bot posting a series of antisemitic comments
The automated block attack tricks the algorithm into thinking your account should be suppressed, reports Iain Overton
A landmark antitrust decision against Google in the US will have profound iImplications for the digital economy in the UK and beyond, writes Stephen Kinsella and Tim Cowen
The former GB News host failed to overturn a High Court order protecting the anonymity of a man he allegedly catfished into sharing sexual material online