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A bipartisan group of three US senators urged Meta's Facebook, Twitter and Telegram to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.Senators Bob Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the letters, dated Wednesday, along with Senators Tim Kaine, also a Democrat, and Bill Cassidy, a Republican.In particular, the lawmakers asked the companies to better moderate Russia's RT en Espanol and Sputnik Mundo."We ... know that…

Instagram is now the most popular news source among UK teenagers, followed by TikTok and YouTube, according to a report published by media watchdog Ofcom on Thursday.According to a study, Nearly three in 10 teenagers used Instagram as their news source in 2022, with TikTok and YouTube both on 28 percent.Only a quarter of teens receive their news from BBC One and BBC Two, traditionally the most popular sources among teens, down from 45 percent five years ago, according to online polling.BBC One is still the most-used news…

The current political crisis in the UK has put the online safety bill, that can send tech CEOs to jail if their platforms fail to comply, in limbo till the new prime minister is chosen.The Online Safety Bill, currently in final stages, was to be discussed in Parliament next week but it has now been paused until MPs return from their summer break, reports the BBC.The delay was "an absolutely devastating blow and another example of the Tories prioritising their own ideals over people's safety online", Shadow Culture…

The average time mobile users were on hold rose again in 2021 - to two minutes and 15 seconds. But with O2 the average last year was a tedious three minutes and 59 seconds.However, Three was the quickest - typically just 16 seconds.Tesco Mobile and Virgin Mobile reduced their delays in 2021.But Sky Mobile and Three were the only mobile firms to cut the queuing to pre-pandemic levels.Ofcom's Ian Macrae said: "Some companies need to up their game in resolving problems, especially when prices are going up."It's never been…