Making a will enables you to set out what will happen to your money, possessions and property when you die but, in the online era,…
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From Taylor Swift to Coldplay: how to avoid festival and gig ticket scams
With many popular events selling out in double-quick time, trying to get your hands on a ticket when they first go on sale can be…
View More From Taylor Swift to Coldplay: how to avoid festival and gig ticket scamsVictims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
The social media giant Meta is facing growing pressure from MPs, consumer groups and the UK banking sector over its failure to prevent a “tsunami”…
View More Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsAppArmy of fake social media accounts defend UAE presidency of climate summit
An army of fake social media accounts on Twitter and the blogging site Medium have been promoting and defending the controversial hosting of a UN…
View More Army of fake social media accounts defend UAE presidency of climate summitThe improbable rise of landlord influencers: ‘I’m not taking advantage of anybody’
James Coupland started his Instagram account more than 10 years ago, posting unremarkable photos showing him with his mates, or in the gym. After giving…
View More The improbable rise of landlord influencers: ‘I’m not taking advantage of anybody’The sudden dawn of the deinfluencer: can online superstars stop us shopping?
I am watching people I have never met cry at the smell of a perfume I have never smelled. But I want it, and I…
View More The sudden dawn of the deinfluencer: can online superstars stop us shopping?Scams: FCA blocks more than 10,000 ads from Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
More than 10,000 misleading financial promotions and scams aimed at consumers via social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok have been identified…
View More Scams: FCA blocks more than 10,000 ads from Instagram, Facebook and YouTubeBuy now, don’t pay later: how UK families are turning to freebies
There’s a bike in Woking, Christmas cards in Bristol and a sofabed and stepladder available in Camden, north London. Can you really get something for…
View More Buy now, don’t pay later: how UK families are turning to freebiesClimate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study
Climate policy is being dragged into the culture wars with misinformation and junk science being spread across the internet by a relatively small group of…
View More Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds studyAnalysts identify top 10 ‘war myths’ of Russia-Ukraine conflict
Untrue claims about genocide and authorities in Kyiv supporting nazism are among the most common falsehoods pushed online amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to analysis.…
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