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Why beating your phone addiction may come at a cost

Some worry the ‘wellness’ movement and its focus on personal responsibility let the tech industry off the hook

Google’s Gmail and Drive suffer global outages

Users in Australia, the US, Europe and Asia report problems with various applications for several hours

Tim Berners-Lee on 30 years of the world wide web: ‘We can get the web we want’

What started out as an idea for a way scientists could share information went on to change the world. Three decades later, its founder reflects on his creation

Google paid former executive $35m after sexual assault allegation

Former search executive Amit Singhal was reportedly forced to resign after an employee claimed he groped her at an off-campus event

TikTok: the video app taking over the internet

With 500 million users across 150 countries, the short-form video app is becoming a social media sensation

Tesla performs U-turn over store closures

Car prices to rise by ‘about 3%’ after decision to move to online-only sales reversed

Samsung Galaxy S10+ review: a simply stunning screen

A fantastic display bolted to great cameras, a strong battery, an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner and even a headphone socket

How Instagram became the politicians’ playground

Free from viral abuse, Instagram has become our MPs’ preferred platform to show off their human side

House of Lords report calls for digital super-regulator

New Digital Authority would replace ‘clearly failing’ system of self-regulation of internet

China warns US of ‘all necessary measures’ to protect Huawei

Foreign minister suggests recent actions against Chinese firms are ‘deliberate political suppression’

Facebook to ban anti-vaxx ads in new push against ‘vaccine hoaxes’

Move comes as social media faces growing scrutiny over its role in promoting anti-vaccine propaganda

Facebook takes down fake account network used to spread hate in UK

More than 100 false accounts posed as far-right and leftwing activists to sow division, says company

Mark Zuckerberg’s privacy blogpost: what he did and didn’t say

The Facebook founder talks about his company’s new focus, but what does it all mean?

Is there a way to use Facebook without giving up my privacy?

Eira wants to join because she is missing out on things, but doesn’t want to build a profile

Zuckerberg says Facebook is pivoting to privacy after year of controversies

The Facebook CEO says integrating messaging apps will help protect users’ privacy, but experts disagree

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