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Why Facebook might be hiring people with national security clearances

Facebook is on the hunt to recruit people who have national security clearances, as part of a broader push to address…

Twitter shares: the investor response to doubling the character limit

Twitter has announced that it is trialling a new 280-character limit, doubling the length of the classic 140-character tweet. The microblogging service,…

Twitter is relaxing its 140-character limit – but there’s a catch

The day is finally here: Twitter is doing away with its 140-character limit. When the microblogging site launched back in…

Twitter is set to relax the 140-character limit with new Tweetstorm feature

The 140-character limit is what makes Twitter Twitter. Users are forced to keep their messages short and sweet. It is…

As Barack Obama takes the crown, these were previously the most liked tweets in history

US president Donald Trump’s popularity has taken a hit in the wake of his handling of the Charlottesville demonstrations last…

Trump’s tepid response to the fascist rally in Charlottesville says it all

President Trump will probably go down in history as one of the most outspoken world leaders ever. That being said,…

From Blue Apron to SoundCloud, these tech companies are struggling. What’s next for them?

2017 has been a difficult year for a few technology companies. Uber has been dogged by scandal after scandal. Google…

These are all the ways Facebook, Google and Twitter are trying to fight terrorism online

Social media is often criticised as being a hotbed of extremist content and a way for terrorists to spread their…

Tech companies and governments to tackle extremism at the Global Internet Forum: here’s what to expect

The first Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) workshop takes place today in San Francisco. The forum was created…

Does censorship in China and Russia mean the end of VPNs?

Tech giant Apple has pulled as many as 60 VPNs from its App Store in China to comply with state…