TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say

BBC/Getty imagesWhistleblowers have given an inside view of the algorithm arms race which followed TikTok's explosive growthSocial media giants made...

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How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK

BBCFor 21-year-old John Alexander, being against abortion came before finding faith.As a teenager at school in Buckinghamshire, he was confused...

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Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC

SuppliedIran is taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, with checkpoints appearing across the streets of the capital, internet access restricted,...

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Jessie Buckley, Michael B Jordan and One Battle After Another reign at Oscars

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank

ReutersPalestinians gathered to mourn the deaths of the family in TammounA Palestinian husband and wife, and two of their young...

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French police detain brothers over 'lethal and antisemitic' plot

AFP via Getty ImagesFrench anti-terror prosecutors have opened an investigation into two brothers suspected of plotting a "lethal and antisemitic"...

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Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship

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Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

ReutersSixteen ships are reported to have been attacked in the strait since the war began.Donald Trump has urged the UK...

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Punch the monkey is finally making friends and fitting in

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'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets

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