Who will be the next Paul Ovenden?
The messages from Starmer’s ousted aide are repugnant. But digital skeletons have become almost inevitable
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Westminster’s WhatsApp addiction must end
Without accurate records, our politics is becoming less transparent – and less accountable.
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The rise of WhatsApp government
How the text message is transforming our democracies.
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UK government backs down on end-to-end encryption in Online Safety Bill
The bill has faced criticism from Big Tech companies over privacy and security fears. Have ministers had a change of…
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We are all prisoners of WhatsApp
There’s something terrifying and oppressive about the idea that off-hand comments could be recorded forever.
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Loose-lipped Rachel Johnson reveals Simon Case’s new WhatsApp policy
The journalist also hit out at the “incestuous” relationship in Westminster between politicians and the media lobby.
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What WhatsApp has taught me about friendship
When so many of us are trying to wean ourselves off our phones and “unplug” from social media, it feels…
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The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: Why WhatsApp and Instagram were down for six hours
The outage demonstrates the danger of concentrating the power of the internet in just a few hands.
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The Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage exposes the perils of monopoly power
The outage provides a stark reminder of the risks of handing control of so much of our digital infrastructure to…
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WhatsApp has made it harder to forward texts. But why not remove misinformation entirely?
While making it harder to forward messages will stem the spread of misinformation, the messaging app has the power to…
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The reality of a “misinfodemic“ is a well-intended WhatsApp message
As misinformation spreads through WhatsApp, remember journalists will always provide you with more reliable information than a forwarded message from your mum’s…
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WhatsApp’s reckoning is long overdue – but it may finally be here
The messaging app has enjoyed a near pristine reputation for the last decade. But users are beginning to desert it.
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How WhatsApp conquered Westminster – and other workplaces
The politics of the group chat.
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