5bn mobile phones to become waste in 2022

5bn mobile phones to become waste in 2022

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Internet shutdowns around the world

Within hours of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake across Turkey and northern Syria, the internet in Turkey was partially shutdown. And it wasn’t just because of damage to network infrastructure from the quake itself, but Twitter was blocked, as the authorities raised concerns over mis ...  Show more

What’s the future of bots on Twitter?

What is happening with API’s, more commonly known as bots, on Twitter? The platform is set to eliminate free access to its APIs this Thursday, although there appears to have been some backtracking following announcements that bots providing “good content” will have access to the ...  Show more

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