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Online Safety Bill labelled ‘state-backed censorship’ by campaigners

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How can parents protect their child’s safety online?

Tech review 2020

Covid-19 contract-tracing app ‘prevented at least 100,000 infections’

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Raab pledges £22m cyber security funding for vulnerable countries

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Instagram adds pronouns option to user profiles

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Government reveals ‘landmark’ internet laws to curb hate and harmful content

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Warning over TikTok craze as teenagers get stuck in toddlers’ swings

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HTC unveils two new Vive virtual reality headsets

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German watchdog bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp data

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Priti Patel announces plans to review computer misuse laws

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‘Internet safety for all’ as Government moves ahead with new rules on tech firms

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UK faces ‘moment of reckoning’ over rising cybersecurity threats

Apple is facing a £1.5 billion legal battle

Apple faces £1.5 billion legal battle after being accused of 'overcharging' UK customers

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Apple faces billion-pound legal action over App Store charges

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US attorneys general urge Facebook to drop Instagram for children proposal

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Regulators given power to remove dangerous Ebay listings

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Amazon blocked ten billion fraudulent listings in 2020 – report

China says the central rocket segment that launched the 22.5-ton core of China's newest space station into orbit burned up as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere early on Sunday

China says most rocket debris burned up during re-entry over the Indian Ocean