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LOVE & LA GRIETA

Single? Kirchnerite? 'Tinder K' can help you find your future Peronist partner

04-10-2019 16:39 They say opposites attract – but that's not quite the way of things on Facebook's 'Tinder K' groups, where committed Kirchnerites come together in a bid to find their perfect Peronist partner.

WHATSAPP NATION

Ipsos study: WhatsApp beats out Google as most influential brand in Argentina

29-07-2019 14:13 The annual report – which included WhatsApp for the first time – had the messaging service upset Google, YouTube and Facebook.

by Lucas Robinson

Facebook Currency

Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users

18-06-2019 12:57 Facebook says their currency, called Libra, will be pegged to a basket of established currencies. The announcement is likely to increase regulators' interest in Facebook.

TECH GIANTS

Blood in Silicon Valley

28-07-2018 08:49 No longer are we amazed at the incredible growth of these fast-paced startups that promised to disrupt our world.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DIGITAL MEDIA

Facebook and Google hate journalism

19-05-2018 11:17 These companies hate having to deal with pesky reporters that constantly question their good intentions, as they despise responding to inquiries regarding how little they pay in taxes.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

GUEST VOICE

Taking action where we can to stop cybercrime

05-05-2018 11:12 From the privacy of individuals to relations between states, cyber dominates discussions and headlines – so much so that we risk being paralyzed by the magnitude of the problems we face.

by Yury Fedotov

BROKEN INTERNET

Dreaming of digital utopia

21-04-2018 12:17 The problems surrounding the web’s current iteration have led to the consistent deterioration of privacy, the deep capacity of surveillance, an incredible power to manipulate, and the intense concentration of power and capital could stifle future innovation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

COUNTDOWN TO BREXIT

Whistleblower: Brexit campaign used data mined from Facebook

31-03-2018 10:23 Integrity of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union in question amid claims Leave campaign illegally bypassed spending rules.

AS I SEE IT

Someone out there is watching you

24-03-2018 12:49 The assumption that those who disagree with you are easily manipulated sheep, who can be enslaved by algorithms, is dangerous.

by James Neilson

THE Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Privacy is the defining issue of our times

24-03-2018 11:28 The scary possibility that the Steve Bannons of the world are exploiting weak data protection policies by technology companies, in order to manipulate us into making important decisions without being fully aware of them, is a reality that will not go away.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FACEBOOK UNDER FIRE

Facebook at centre of media storm amid Cambridge Analytica scandal

24-03-2018 08:52 Can Mark Zuckerberg’s media blitz take the pressure off firm?

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

March 19-25: What we learn this week

24-03-2018 08:43 From the replacement of Gils Carbó to Cristobal López new legal situation and the teachers´ plan to strike.

gov't denies connection

Electoral body to investigate Cambridge Analytica activity in Argentina

21-03-2018 13:11 The national government denies it had any involvement with Cambridge Analytica followings reports the disgraced campaign firm operated in Argentine elections.

FACEBOOK UNDER FIRE

UK Parliament asks Zuckerberg to testify in data misuse case

20-03-2018 11:57 The request comes amid reports that a UK-based company allegedly used Facebook data to help US President Donald Trump win the 2016 election.

Facebook under fire

Firm behind mass Facebook data harvest worked in Argentine elections: report

20-03-2018 10:51 Facebook shares plunged Monday as the social media giant was pounded by criticism at home and abroad over revelations that the firm working for Trump’s presidential campaign harvested and misused data on 50 million members.