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Ben Goldacre: We all worry about digital spies stealing our data – but now even the things we thought we were happy to share are being used in ways we don’t like. Why aren’t we making more of a fuss?
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Commenters on social media weigh in on the difference in police attitudes toward white Americans and black Americans
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Alison Flood: Author unleashes stream of apoplectic tweets after her novel was not included on list of 2014’s literary highlights
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Media Monkey: As the charter renewal battle approaches, is it already time to don tin hats?
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YouTube star Zoella’s first book sells 78,000 copies in its first week, the highest first week’s sales of a new author ever!
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Revamped system, available to all users over the next few weeks, includes fewer steps to report abuse
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Social media firm’s chief executives dump millions of shares with CEO Dick Costolo shedding almost 50% of his holdings
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Jessica Valenti: The courts may decide that sending threats over social media isn’t threatening enough to be a crime. Silicon Valley needs to step up or lose customers
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Breakdown of the most popular election-related hashtag show social media users have been highly engaged in the election
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When Alanah Pearce discovered her online abusers weren’t middle-aged men but young boys, she went straight to the source to tackle the issue
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All-party committee demands clearer terms and conditions, and suggests global ‘kitemark’ for responsible services
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The advert for the true-crime podcast has become a hit with fans – and much parodied – but what exactly is MailChimp?
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Local councils and the civil service have a lot of online presence but they don’t always promote it well, says SA Mathieson
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Social network stresses that its new data collection initiative can be turned off by people who feel uneasy about it
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Have your say on new research on social networking, plus Google breakup, Sony’s e-paper smartwatch plans, and more
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David Dinsmore applauds YouTube and Vine for taking steps to remove content that infringes Premier League broadcasting rights
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Social media in the public sector ‘I’m not a faceless bureaucrat’: why women should use Twitter at work
Clare Moriarty: There’s a tendency to view senior women as unapproachable but Twitter allows the time-poor to deliver acts of kindness -
A little over a year since he published his first tweet, the Purple One’s Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud and YouTube videos have disappeared
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Have your say on IDC’s prediction of declining iPad sales, net neutrality, Spotify, YouTube toy channels and more
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Cesc Fàbregas, Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie among top sports stars to join funding round for London based start-up
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Media Monkey: Boris Johnson’s sister was quick to apologise to ‘the Leader’ David Cameron after her Twitter account was hacked
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Alan Travis: Outrageous claims by the intelligence and security committee threaten goodwill that exists among internet firms and UK police
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Social media in the public sector Think before you tweet: a lawyers’ guide to using social media at work
From breaches of confidentiality to airing workplace grievances, here’s what public servants should avoid online
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Ruth Hyde: I love Twitter but I’m careful. Many a person has come to grief on the rocks of ill-advised spontaneity
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Paul Maltby: Twitter helps us to escape the stereotype of that anonymous civil servant in an inaccessible Whitehall office
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Jazz Twemlow’s week in Australian TV Live-tweeting is ruining television with its #IdioticCommentary
Inviting people to ‘join the conversation’ has given us nothing but Twitter trails of premature outrage, says Jazz Twemlow -
Channel 4’s Alex Thomson filmed Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone and shared the short videos on Twitter
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Peter Preston on press and broadcasting One tweet blighted Thornberry’s career. Will the stirrers have a laugh at that?
Peter Preston: The shadow attorney general tweeted regularly, displaying an earthy humour conspicuously absent in her critics -
Everyone seems to have strong opinions about everything – and everywhere people want to take offence. One slip – or even a perfectly innocent remark – can mean public vilification
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One reckless tweet shows UK politics is fast becoming a constant battle over identity, just like it is in America
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Labour MP Emily Thornberry apologises for sending a controversial tweet during the Rochester and Strood byelection
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Jack Dorsey’s payment startup has launched globally – but the incomplete rollout gives competitors space to breath
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Directory baffled and upset by take-down notice
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In the rush to hire expensive social media consultants, we’ve forgotten that for some clients traditional PR still leads
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King or queen for a day If I were queen for a day I would enforce old-age selfies for children