Margrethe Vestager, the world’s pioneering tech cop, is making her exit
EU’s antitrust enforcer leaves Brussels proud of her tenure but conscious that it had been only ‘partly successful’
Telegram
Pavel Durov built an app bigger than Elon Musk’s. Now it’s known as the dark web in your pocket
The arrest of the deeply private Russia tech titan has put the spotlight on illegal activity on Telegram, a preferred tool of the Irish far right. But Durov insists he is a defender of free speech
Telegram to remove ‘people nearby’ feature and improve moderation, says founder
French authorities should have approached company with their complaints and app is not an ‘anarchic paradise’, Durov writes on channel
Arrest of Telegram founder raises questions about tech giants’ responsibility
Telegram, which has some 900 million users, had about 50 full-time employees
Can tech executives be held responsible for what happens on their platforms?
Indictment of Telegram founder Pavel Durov raises the stakes in evolving debate over responsibility for online content
Elon Musk’s X braced for ban in Brazil amid fight with judge
Judge Alexandre de Moraes says moves against platform are part of fight to protect democracy from misinformation and hateful content
‘At least 11 killed’ and dozens injured in blasts across Afghanistan
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Shia mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif
Census 2022: the latest battleground of Irish conspiracy theorists
Covid conspiracy groups have provided a ready-made infrastructure for the spread of census misinformation
Russian law makes brave journalism on war with Ukraine illegal and impossible
Putin’s information iron curtain is a ‘special operation’ like no other
Dutch criminals exploiting vulnerable young people, study finds
Young people with learning difficulties or volatile families most at risk, researchers say
Fear of further riots in Dutch cities as Covid restrictions tighten
As Dutch infection rates soar the motive behind riots on the streets this week remains unclear
Pro-Putin party set for comfortable win in Russia election, early results show
Expected win after Navalny crackdown will be used by Kremlin as proof of support for Putin
Russia backs off threat to block Twitter
Platform has sped up efforts to remove content that local regulators deemed illegal
WhatsApp fights back as users flee to Signal and Telegram
Facebook-owned WhatsApp scrambles to deal with fresh competition
Keywords Studios acquires GetSocial for undisclosed sum
Company has developed a cloud-based platform to manage social interactions
Moscow Letter: Kremlin steps up surveillance of online communications
Many Russians feel FSB is using national security as pretext to encroach on privacy
Russia bans Telegram online messaging service
Encrypted platform refused to allow secret services to access users’ data
China’s former top internet czar faces corruption investigation
Lu Wei is first ‘tiger’ to be taken down since Communist Party congress, says watchdog
Terror attacks: France’s war on jihadism marked by turmoil
Frustration and confusion often permeates the state’s reaction to suspected Islamists
Priest’s killers were Isis apprentices who met through app
19-year-old Normandy attackers knew each other only four days before they struck
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