Supporting local media as a weapon against disinformation
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Independent local and community news media lie at the centre of democratic and informed communities. There’s plenty of talk about the rebirth of local media. But here’s a question that
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More women in minor roles of popular TV shows – but leading roles go to men
The most popular programming on U.S. cable and television is still dominated by white male characters, especially at the lead/co-lead level, even though gender parity on minor roles has been
Worldwide IT spending forecasted to grow 5,5% in 2022
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Worldwide IT spending will total $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 5.5% from 2021, according to a forecast by marketing and research firm Gartner. Global spending growth on devices
Facebook: Oversight Board vs Management
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Facebook is facing strong criticism from its Oversight Board that in a report says the company has refused to answer some questions and in other cases it has given the
French publishers reached a copyright agreement with Facebook
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French publishers and Facebook have jointly announced a payment agreement related to the neighbouring rights, after two years of negotiations. According to the Alliance of News Publishers, the agreement applies
UK authority reports 45 million scams in three months
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Close to 45 million Brits have been getting potential scam texts or calls in the last three months, according to UK media authority Ofcom. Text scams are most common with
Trump launching social media platform called TRUTH
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Ex-President Donald Trump is launching a new social media network, called TRUTH Social that he says will “stand up to the tyranny of big tech”. Trump had his accounts at
UK fines Facebook $70 mln over Giphy deal
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UK’s competition watchdog has fined Facebook £50.5 million ($70 million) for breaching an order imposed during its investigation into the social media company’s purchase of GIF platform Giphy. The Competition
Google launches Pixel 6 with its own custom-made chip
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Pixel 6 smartphones were finally unveiled by Google, taking a big step toward becoming true Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy competitors. At a virtual press conference, the tech giant showed
Non-English shows boost Netflix subscriptions
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Netflix continued to attract new subscribers during the third quarter of 2021, thanks primarily to its non-English language shows, with North Korean Squid Game becoming the platform’s most popular show