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Facebook criticised after women complain of inaction over abuse

Amnesty says social media firm must do more to support users who report harassment

Amazon to give power to brands to remove fakes from website

Retailer also introduces serial numbers and automatic detection to curb frauds sales

Facebook faces backlash over users’ safety phone numbers

Contact details supplied by users to enable two-factor authentication led to reduced privacy

Adios, Alexa: why must our robot assistants be female?

Microsoft’s Cortana, Google Home and other AI devices tend to be voiced by women, playing into the stereotype that serving is a woman’s job. But do robots need to be gendered at all?

Can machines be more creative than humans?

A computer-generated artwork is going to auction at Sotheby’s – but will AI art have staying power?

Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws

Social network targeted legislators around the world, promising or threatening to withhold investment

Private firm defends school factsheet on Momo hoax

Charities say parental guidance about scary-doll challenges may have worsened issue

Momo hoax: schools, police and media told to stop promoting viral challenge

Children’s charities say warnings about online suicide challenge have done more harm than good

MWC 2019: folding wrist phones, 5G and quintuple cameras – 8 standout gadgets

Also unveiled in Barcelona: Microsoft’s Hololens 2 and phones with folding screens

TikTok video-sharing app fined for collection of children’s data

After settlement, TikTok will implement ‘age-appropiate’ rules for under-13s

How can I set up a small website for a local group?

Robin wants to find a way to create a site that doesn’t require coding experience

Anti-vaxx ‘mobs’: doctors face harassment campaigns on Facebook

Medical experts who counter misinformation are weathering coordinated attacks. Now some are fighting back

Viral ‘Momo challenge’ is a malicious hoax, say charities

Groups say no evidence yet of self-harm from craze, but resulting hysteria poses a risk

Facebook withholding data on its anti-disinformation efforts, EU says

Commissioners demand hard numbers from firm ahead of European parliament elections

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 review: novel slider finally hits the UK

‘China’s Apple’ finally lands in the UK with cut-price top-spec phone with a slide-out selfie camera

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