Twitter launches Birdwatch pilot to tackle misinformation
Twitter has announced the launch of Birdwatch, its new pilot to “help address misleading information” on the social media platform.…
22 Jan 2021
Pebble founder launches universal chat app Beeper
The founder of smartwatch company Pebble has launched universal chat app Beeper that allows users to access messages from multiple apps in one place. Previously called NovaChat, Beeper was developed…
13 Jan 2021
Mozilla CEO: “We need more than deplatforming”
Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker has called for social media giants to do more than deplatforming to tackle the spread of far-right content online. In a blogpost, Baker said that there…
13 Jan 2021
Tim Berners-Lee: Internet users are “fed up of a lack of control”
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has called for the re-opening of the web in order to “empower” users. Speaking at the Reuters NEXT virtual conference, Berners-Lee shared details of…
11 Jan 2021
Parler goes offline as AWS withdraws support
Social network Parler is currently offline after Amazon Web Service (AWS) withdrew its support on public safety grounds. In an email to Parler, published by Buzzfeed and confirmed to Verdict…
07 Jan 2021
Facebook and Twitter suspend Trump, drawing line at inciting violent attack on Capitol
As insurgents loyal to Donald Trump used violence to siege the Capitol building in Washington, Facebook and Twitter finally found their red line and suspended the outgoing president. The unprecedented…
07 Jan 2021
“Use Signal” Elon Musk tells his 41 million Twitter followers
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has told his 41 million Twitter followers to use secure messaging app Signal a day after WhatsApp notified users of a privacy policy update…