ITV is flooded with complaints after slapping 'woke' trigger warning on beloved 1970s sitcom
The broadcaster has put a notice on some George & Mildred episodes - saying they contain 'classic British humour from a bygone era'.
Holly Willoughby quits ITV series in huge blow for broadcaster
ITV sources say that she is 'busy with other commitments', which meant she was unable to return to the programme she hosted a two part special last year alongside Stephen Mulhern.
Charles is the King of swing! Monarch reveals eclectic taste with Apple Music playlist - does YOUR favourite song feature?
The royal collaboration with Apple Music came about after King Charles III was asked if he might be interested in sharing some of his favourite songs to mark Commonwealth Day today.
Man, 29, from Essex charged after Big Ben clock tower incident
A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said.
Man, 29, from Essex charged after Big Ben clock tower incident
A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said.
Cheltenham racegoers set to drink '380k pints of Guinness' with Irish stout 'expected to make £3m' as online trend of 'splitting the G' surges
Racegoers at this year's Festival are set to indulge in an unprecedented amount of Guinness, with estimates suggesting nearly 380,000 pints will be poured-marking a 43 per cent increase.
Junior techie rushed off for fun weekend after making a terminal mistake that crashed a client
Using one green screen to manage multiple machines needs more than a Friday afternoon brain
Who, Me? Shifting focus from weekend fun to the reality of a return to work can be hard, so The Register tries to ease the transition with a fresh instalment of "Who, Me?", our reader-contributed column that tells your stories of making mistakes and making it out alive afterwards.…
Warning against latest trendy booze brand Gen Z are obsessed with that looks like a Christmas bauble - as 'only a few sips will have you tipsy'
There's no ritual quite as precious as scouring your local Off Licence shelves for the nicest tasting booze, with the highest alcohol percentage for value - and the latest contender is a US brand.
Guinness expert confirms you've all been 'splitting the G' wrong - and reveals step-by-step way to nail party trick
Guinness fans have long questioned the correct way to 'split the G' during the Guinness Challenge. Jonathan Sitson from Quick Whip has shared written confirmation from Guinness owners, Diageo
I'm Gen-Z, how hard can driving a lorry be? The average driver starts earning more than a graduate - and there's a shortage
I am holding my breath perched behind the wheel of a mammoth HGV, a 44-tonne articulated lorry that could comfortably raze a small house if I take a wrong turn.
Donald Trump warns of an atomic Armageddon and says 'monster' nuclear weapons could 'end the world'... adding it 'could happen tomorrow'
US president Donald Trump has admitted he believes that nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to humanity, starkly warning that the use of 'monster' warheads may 'end the world'.
Why does the teachers' pension scheme keep asking if I've remarried? STEVE WEBB replies
TPS send me a letter every year asking if my circumstances have changed. If they do then I will stop receiving my widow's pension.
M25 live traffic updates as rush hour traffic sees major delays near M11 junction
Commuters are caught in 50 minutes of congestion
White Lotus season 3 episode 4 recap: Sinister motive for Rick's trip revealed, gun theft and shock nudity
Season 3 of HBO 's The White Lotus hit the halfway mark on Sunday with the fourth episode that revealed a slew of new and important details.
Georgina Rodriguez stuns in a dramatic black gown with a faux fur trim as she joins sultry Bella Thorne and Ice Spice at the Coperni show during Paris Fashion Week
And it wasn't just the guestlist where featured some A-listers as the show itself saw Lila Moss, Kate's daughter, walk on the catwalk.
Scientists reveal what The Meg REALLY looked like - and the terrifying predator was even longer than we thought
The Megalodon - which swam the seas roughly 15 to 3.6 million years ago - was a longer beast than previously thought, a study reveals.
Elon Musk floats drastic measure against Ukraine that would 'immediately' end war with Russia
Elon Musk has ignited a firestorm with a bold new proposal to end the war in Ukraine - one he says would bring peace 'immediately.'
Zuckerberg's Meta Considered Sharing User Data with China, Whistleblower Alleges
The Washington Post reports:
Meta was willing to go to extreme lengths to censor content and shut down political dissent in a failed attempt to win the approval of the Chinese Communist Party and bring Facebook to millions of internet users in China, according to a new whistleblower complaint from a former global policy director at the company.
The complaint by Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked on a team handling China policy, alleges that the social media giant so desperately wanted to enter the lucrative China market that it was willing to allow the ruling party to oversee all social media content appearing in the country and quash dissenting opinions. Meta, then called Facebook, developed a censorship system for China in 2015 and planned to install a "chief editor" who would decide what content to remove and could shut down the entire site during times of "social unrest," according to a copy of the 78-page complaint exclusively seen by The Washington Post.
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg also agreed to crack down on the account of a high-profile Chinese dissident living in the United States following pressure from a high-ranking Chinese official the company hoped would help them enter China, according to the complaint, which was filed in April to the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. When asked about its efforts to enter China, Meta executives repeatedly "stonewalled and provided nonresponsive or misleading information" to investors and American regulators, according to the complaint.
Wynn-Williams bolstered her SEC complaint with internal Meta documents about the company's plans, which were reviewed by The Post. Wynn-Williams, who was fired from her job in 2017, is also scheduled to release a memoir this week documenting her time at the company, titled "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism." According to a memo in the complaint, Meta leaders faced aggressive pressure by Chinese government officials to host Chinese users' data to local data centers, which Wynn-Williams alleges would have made it easier for the Chinese Communist Party to covertly obtain the personal information of its citizens.
Wynn-Williams told the Washington Post that "for many years Meta has been working hand in glove with the Chinese Communist Party, briefing them on the latest technological developments and lying about it."
Reached for a comment, Meta spokesman Andy Stone told the Washington Post it was "no secret" they'd been interested in operating in China. "This was widely reported beginning a decade ago. We ultimately opted not to go through with the ideas we'd explored, which Mark Zuckerberg announced in 2019." Although the Post shares new details about what a Facebook privacy policy staffer offer China in negotations in 2014. ("In exchange for the ability to establish operations in China, FB will agree to grant the Chinese government access to Chinese users' data — including Hongkongese users' data.")
The Post also describes one iteration of a proposed agreement in 2015. "To aid the effort, Meta built a censorship system specially designed for China to review, including the ability to automatically detect restricted terms and popular content on Facebook, according to the complaint...
"In 2017, Meta covertly launched a handful of social apps under the name of a China-based company created by one of its employees, according to the complaint."
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I tried PrettyLittleThing's 'ugly' rebranded clothes and was baffled when someone said I looked like a crumpled McDonald's bag
Muinat, from Manchester, purchased a new nude ruched top and matching capri trousers from the fast fashion brand.
Dad and two daughters charged with supplying cocaine and heroin
An investigation had been carried out since November 2024