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What& #39;s going on around the web? Here& #39;s our rundown of the digital technology stories changing our world.
A series of Instagram ads run by @signalapp got its ad account disabled. The ads were meant to show users the trove of data that Instagram and its parent company Facebook collects on users. #TheWebThisWeek https://gizmodo.com/signal-tried-to-run-the-most-honest-facebook-ad-campaig-1846823457">https://gizmodo.com/signal-tr...
Without the ability to privately communicate with sources, conduct research, and compile information, journalists are hampered in their ability to keep the public informed and hold the powerful to account, argues @Rozen_J #TheWebThisWeek http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/04/spyware-threatens-press-freedoms-privacy-imperative/">https://www.ipsnews.net/2021/04/s...
Marketers are on the verge of using AI-powered technology to make decisions about who you are and what you want, based purely on the sound of your voice. #TheWebThisWeek https://www.fastcompany.com/90630669/future-of-marketing-voice-profiling">https://www.fastcompany.com/90630669/...
With the Covid-19 crisis pushing India& #39;s health care system past the breaking point, online grassroots networks have sprung up to get aid to people who need it. #TheWebThisWeek https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/world/asia/india-covid-social-media-aid.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/0...
Uganda introduced a 12% tax on all internet data to replace the failed social media tax implemented in 2018. To avoid paying, people are turning to free VPNs. @Johnblanshe_m on @restofworld #TheWebThisWeek https://restofworld.org/2021/vpns-ruined-ugandas-ill-advised-social-media-tax-now-regulators-want-to-tax-all-internet-users/">https://restofworld.org/2021/vpns...
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