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Fines are mounting against Meta and others – how long can they last?
Fines are mounting against Meta and other tech giants and they must, finally, be beginning to hurt. Every week there is a new lawsuit. Read more…
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VR and the metaverse could make data surveillance even worse
With VR sets collecting even more data on us than traditional screens, the metaverse could take data surveillance to new levels of creepy. Read more…
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Digital drives global ad growth amid the pandemic
The global ad industry will notch higher than expected growth this year as firms go digital to reach customers during the pandemic. Read more…
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Metaverse pioneers unimpressed with Facebook’s Meta plan
Facebook risks missing the point of the metaverse – and a coming shift in consumer behaviour – if it fails to permit digital ownership. Read more…
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Social networks are changing, slowly but seismically – that must be good
Social networks are changing. The first signs are already emerging and it not just about the imminent (or not) arrival of a metaverse or two. Read more…
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Facebook ordered to sell Giphy by UK competition regulator
UK competition regulator tells Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy, ruling the acquisition harms social media users and UK advertisers. Read more…
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The metaverse doesn’t have to be a dystopia – but it probably will be
Whether the metaverse is good or bad depends on how far we blur the lines between physical and digital, and who controls/shapes that process. Read more…
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Meta shutters its facial recognition software – what else should be paused?
Meta is pausing facial recognition software over ‘societal concerns’. This poses questions about other tech potentially in the same basket. Read more…
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UN investigators hopeful Facebook will hand over information on Myanmar
UN team of investigators on Myanmar is hopeful that Facebook will hand over more evidence of international crimes. Read more…
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Welcome to Meta – will a name change stop the lawmakers circling?
Facebook is Meta now. What comes next is hard to say, but it’s worth remembering that Facebook has more than a metaverse up its sleeve. Read more…
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