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Computer screen showing video claiming that Hillary Clinton sold weapons to Isis

Technology firms must develop new ways to jam Russia's fake news

20 February 2018

The FBI has revealed the lengths Russia's fake news operators will go to – now the likes of Facebook and Twitter must come up with a fix, says Paul Marks
A person with their head in their hands over a laptop displaying the Facebook login page

Online harassment on the rise – but no one can agree what it is

11 July 2017

People in the US want more policing of online harassment, but the varying ways it affects different groups make it difficult to agree on a definition

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