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Alex Hern
Alex Hern is the UK technology editor for hlcarpenter.com. Twitter
@alexhern
15 January 2021
‘Internexit’ for Leave.EU as domain name temporarily suspended
Published:
6:10 PM
‘Internexit’ for Leave.EU as domain name temporarily suspended
Coronavirus live
Pandemic death toll exceeds 2 million people worldwide – as it happened
Published:
4:30 PM
Pandemic death toll exceeds 2 million people worldwide – as it happened
Vaccine passports: what are they and do they pose a danger to privacy?
Published:
12:15 PM
Vaccine passports: what are they and do they pose a danger to privacy?
Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future?
Published:
10:34 AM
Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future?
13 January 2021
TikTok to tackle grooming with safeguards for young users
NSPCC welcomes changes as it says abusers are taking advantage of pandemic to target children online
Published:
6:14 AM
TikTok to tackle grooming with safeguards for young users
12 January 2021
Blocked: how the internet turned on Donald Trump
From Facebook and Twitter to Reddit and Amazon, tech firms are moving to silence the president, and his QAnon supporters
Published:
10:05 AM
Blocked: how the internet turned on Donald Trump
11 January 2021
Opinion divided over Trump's ban from social media
Actions spark debate on free speech and whether chief executives of tech firms are fit to act as judge and jury
Published:
1:17 PM
Opinion divided over Trump's ban from social media
Parler goes offline after Amazon drops it due to 'violent content'
Published:
4:57 AM
Parler goes offline after Amazon drops it due to 'violent content'
WhatsApp users are really Facebook customers now – it's getting harder to forget that
Published:
2:00 AM
Published:
2:00 AM
WhatsApp users are really Facebook customers now – it's getting harder to forget that
8 January 2021
Irish politician calls for investigation into Leave.EU's Irish registration
Neale Richmond demands inquiry on how Brexit campaign group obtained domain name reserved for EU citizens
Published:
12:33 PM
Irish politician calls for investigation into Leave.EU's Irish registration
US politics live with Joan E Greve
Trump acknowledges 'new administration' – as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can read our main story on the day’s events below:
Published:
1:49 AM
Trump acknowledges 'new administration' – as it happened
7 January 2021
Donald Trump suspended from Facebook indefinitely, says Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO accuses president of intending to undermine peaceful transition of power
Published:
1:59 PM
Donald Trump suspended from Facebook indefinitely, says Mark Zuckerberg
Leave.EU leaves Britain after Brexit
Eurosceptic campaign group founded by Arron Banks is now registered in Ireland
Published:
12:12 PM
Leave.EU leaves Britain after Brexit
5 January 2021
Today in Focus
Is your boss spying on you?
With home working now well established, many companies are finding new ways to monitor the productivity of their employees often with intrusive spyware, says technology editor Alex Hern
Is your boss spying on you?
YouTube reverses TalkRadio ban for allegedly breaching content policy
Station was banned from the platform for 12 hours but insists it has ‘robust editorial controls’
Published:
11:36 AM
YouTube reverses TalkRadio ban for allegedly breaching content policy
December 2020
Games prove Christmas hit as UK spends holiday in lockdown
About 25 million logged on to the PC gaming platform Steam on the biggest ever Christmas Day for the video games industry
Published:
27 Dec 2020
Games prove Christmas hit as UK spends holiday in lockdown
Science Weekly
Covid-19 vaccines: anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories (part two) – podcast
Covid-19 vaccines: anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories (part two) – podcast
Telecoms sector has 'no belief' UK will meet broadband targets, MPs find
Published:
22 Dec 2020
Telecoms sector has 'no belief' UK will meet broadband targets, MPs find
Call off plan to relax law on licence fee non-payment, says Labour
Published:
21 Dec 2020
Call off plan to relax law on licence fee non-payment, says Labour
iPhones vulnerable to hacking tool for months, researchers say
Published:
20 Dec 2020
iPhones vulnerable to hacking tool for months, researchers say
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