BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror

The BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts. Tor is a privacy-focused web browser used to access pages on the dark web. The browser can obscure who is using it and what data is being accessed, which can help people avoid government surveillance and censorship. […]

Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

Image copyright Daniel Mooney/Instagram Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters can make people feel worse about […]

Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled over Libra currency plan

Image copyright AFP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tried to reassure sceptical US lawmakers over the safety of the social network’s proposed digital currency Libra. At a fractious hearing in Washington, members of Congress attacked plans for the payment system, warning it could be abused by criminals and terrorists. Mr Zuckerberg was also challenged over […]

BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror

The BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts. Tor is a privacy-focused web browser used to access pages on the dark web. The browser can obscure who is using it and what data is being accessed, which can help people avoid government surveillance and censorship. […]

Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

Image copyright Daniel Mooney/Instagram Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters can make people feel worse about […]

BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror

The BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts. Tor is a privacy-focused web browser used to access pages on the dark web. The browser can obscure who is using it and what data is being accessed, which can help people avoid government surveillance and censorship. […]

Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

Image copyright Daniel Mooney/Instagram Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters can make people feel worse about […]

WWE 2K20: Fans slam game over glitches and bugs

Image copyright WWE 2k20/Visual Concepts/2K Sports Image caption This was supposed to be WWE wrestler Becky Lynch… we think Vanishing faces, uncontrollably spinning wrestlers and disappearing referees are not what fans expected to see when they started up WWE 2K20. The latest entry in the professional wrestling video game series has been slated on social […]

Google claims ‘quantum supremacy’ for computer

Image copyright Google Google says an advanced computer has achieved “quantum supremacy” for the first time, surpassing the performance of conventional devices. The technology giant’s Sycamore quantum processor was able to perform a specific task in 200 seconds that would take the world’s best supercomputers 10,000 years to complete. Scientists have been working on quantum […]

Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

Image copyright Daniel Mooney/Instagram Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters can make people feel worse about […]