Safer Internet Day: Parents encouraged to plug online knowledge gaps
Parents are being encouraged to take advantage of online resources offering guidance around child online safety as campaigners mark Safer Internet Day. It comes as new research from Virgin Media O2 and children’s online safety group
’51-65 age group accounts for nearly half of money lost to romance fraud’
People aged 51 to 65 accounted for nearly half of the amount of money reported lost to romance fraud in 2022, according to TSB. Scammers will create fake profiles on dating websites and social media and
Jury clears Musk of wrongdoing related to 2018 Tesla tweets
A jury has decided Elon Musk did not deceive investors with his 2018 tweets about electric car maker Tesla. The verdict by the nine jurors was reached after less that two hours of deliberation following a
Twitter quietly drops Covid-19 misinformation prevention policy
Twitter has quietly ended the enforcement of its policy to stop the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on the site. The social media platform introduced the policy during the pandemic and used it to remove thousands of
Scientists discover new kind of seaweed 100m below surface in Antarctica
Scientists working in the Antarctic region have discovered a type of seaweed living at depths some 100 metres below the surface. Researchers hailed the discovery of red alga Palmaria decipiens deep underwater as being “important for furthering
Facebook parent company fined 265 million euro by Irish data watchdog
Tech giant Meta has been fined 265 million euro by Ireland’s data protection watchdog for breaching EU data privacy laws. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued the sanction against the Facebook parent company for failing to
UK Competition regulator launches investigation into Apple and Google ‘duopoly’
The UK’s competition watchdog is to launch a full investigation into the market dominance of Apple and Google in mobile services. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said a consultation had found substantial industry concerns around
