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‘The concentration of power amongst a small number of tech companies is curtailing growth in the tech sector,’ virtual secretary Oliver Dowden says
‘The concentration of power amongst a small number of tech companies is curtailing growth in the tech sector,’ digital secretary Oliver Dowden says

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Author: The Independent

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  2. "Device is reportedly being developed by the firms X moonshot factory". (March 5, 2021)
  3. "Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg is shown as the QAnon Shaman ahead of questioning from the US congress". (March 25, 2021)
  4. "Vietnams ruling Communist Party has tight media censorship does not appear to tolerate criticism". (March 30, 2021)
  5. "Information such as phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and email addresses was leaked". (April 4, 2021)
  6. "Facebooks quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldnt have allowed to stay on its platforms". (April 13, 2021)
  7. "Facebook and Instagram users will be able to appeal to the companys supreme court over other peoples content, it has announced". (April 13, 2021)
  8. "Facebook has allowed groups many tied to QAnon and militia movements to glorify violence during the 2020 election, a new report finds". (March 23, 2021)
  9. "Alarmed by the rise of online anti-Semitism in the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experience of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder". (April 8, 2021)
  10. "Thailands Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc said it has removed 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military". (March 4, 2021)
  11. "Columnist posts apology over attacks on Muslim journalist". (March 16, 2021)
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