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Tech Tent: Facebook's Worst Week
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Technology
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8 October 2021
Facebook to act on illegal sale of Amazon rainforest
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Technology
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8 October 2021
The science of social media addiction. Video, 00:04:57
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US & Canada
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8 October 2021
Whistleblower breaks Facebook secrecy wall, MP says
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Technology
Posted
6 October 2021
Facebook says whistleblower's criticism 'illogical' Newsday. Audio, 00:02:46
Facebook faces possible more regulation following damaging accusations by a whistleblower
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BBC World Service
Posted
6 October 2021
Facebook weakens democracy, ex-employee says
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US & Canada
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6 October 2021
Facebook 'prioritises safety above profit' Video, 00:02:59
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Technology
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5 October 2021
Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour Facebook outage
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Technology
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5 October 2021
'The buck stops with Mark' - Facebook whistleblower. Video, 00:00:52
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US & Canada
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5 October 2021
Instagram outage: How did it affect influencers? Video, 00:01:53
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Technology
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5 October 2021
Facebook's apology: What it really said
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Newsbeat
Posted
5 October 2021
Latest News Picks. Facebook - What went wrong and why does it matter. Audio, 5 minutes
It was gone in minutes - and out for hours, causing worldwide disruption.
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BBC News
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Why did Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down?
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Technology
Posted
5 October 2021
Six hours without WhatsApp
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Technology
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5 October 2021
Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram back after outage
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Technology
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5 October 2021
What caused the Facebook outage? Newsday. Audio, 00:03:51
"It was quite a mess": company's internal systems went down, making a fix more difficult
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BBC World Service
Posted
5 October 2021
Users flood Twitter with outage jibes and memes
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Technology
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4 October 2021
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity
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Technology
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4 October 2021
Facebook chief explains 'Finsta' to US senator. Video, 00:01:35
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US & Canada
Posted
30 September 2021
Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids
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Technology
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30 September 2021
Electricity operator warns of 'challenging' winter
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Europe
Posted
29 September 2021
Instagram for kids paused after backlash
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Technology
Posted
27 September 2021
Facebook Files: 5 things leaked documents reveal
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Technology
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24 September 2021