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Katy Atkin's podcast picks
This week, Stuff's Katy Atkin reviews Slow Burn (Season 4) - David Duke and the comedy podcast Gossipmongers. More top picks from Katy can be found here. Audio
Coca-Cola halts social media ads over hate content
Coca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech.
Facebook to tag 'harmful' posts as boycott widens
Facebook has said it will start to label potentially harmful posts that it leaves up because of their news value.
K-pop 'stans', TikTok users claim victory over Donald Trump rally
TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music claim to have spoilt a rally for US President Donald Trump by making thousands of fake ticket reservations.
K-pop fans - or, in the parlance of the internet… Audio
Are our new internet laws sensible, or censorship - or both?
The World Wide Web is an international phenomenon with few rules, and no one stepping up as global sheriff. Can New Zealand's new internet legislation have an impact on its worst excesses without… Audio
'Dial-up speed at best': Rural Marlborough's fight for better internet
Some Marlburians continue to voice their frustration over the slow or severed internet connection they experience as the council considers annual plan submissions.
Donald Trump unveils social media executive order
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could allow US officials to punish social media companies for how they police their content.
The president was enraged by Twitter adding a… Audio
Proposed legal framework on web filter 'too far' - InternetNZ
InternetNZ says it objects to the government wanting to put a legal framework around creating a nationwide web filter on objectionable material. Audio
Bars a concern when deciding on relaxing restrictions - expert
New Zealand will need to spend two more weeks at level 2 - before we can start returning to normality, an infectious disease expert says. Audio
Linda Clark & Richard Harman discuss politics and progress
The change at the top of the National Party's hierarchy and the nation's overall progress under Alert Level 2 are on the agenda for this week's panel discussion, which includes guests Linda Clark and… Audio
Have we backed the right system over contact tracing?
The government's finally introduced a contact tracing app, but questions remain over its effectiveness, how transparent the process has been, and inconsistencies involved. Audio
Wake up Sheeple!
Attacks on 5G cellphone towers around the world are based on rumours and theories that just aren't true. Why has this pandemic spawned so many widely-believed conspiracies? Audio
Third Term Webseries
Writer Michael Beran and actor Tandi Wright join us to talk about their new political comedy web series - A pregnant Prime Minister trying to negotiate her way through her pregnancy and a complicated… Audio
Ardern and Macron hail success of Christchurch Call
The prime minister is heralding significant progress in the fight against online terrorism, with the Christchurch Call initiative that was signed one year ago today in Paris.
Police failed clearance to trial facial recognition - Little
Justice Minister Andrew Little says the police failed to get any of the necessary clearance before trialling controversial facial recognition software.
RNZ has learned the police tested US company… Audio
Coronavirus: Vodafone cut service to elderly woman during lockdown
An elderly woman has had her phone line and internet disconnected by Vodafone during lockdown because of an overdue account - caused by the company's own admin bungle.
That's despite the phone… Audio
Katy Atkin's podcast picks
Katy reviews Rabbit Hole, produced by the same New York Times team who made the amazing Caliphate podcast and presented by tech columnist Kevin Roose, as well as Immaculate Deception about a Dutch… Audio
Online scams only up marginally during lockdown
Online harm numbers were initially up during the first phase of the lockdown period, then dropped off says Netsafe chief executive, Martin Cocker. Audio
Paypal sees surge in New Zealanders spending online
New Zealanders are buying up large on board games, home entertainment, education materials and alcohol.
The number of us using the electronic payment service PayPal for our online shopping has… Video, Audio
Ellie Jay's lockdown podcast picks
Ellie's shares some of her favourite recent podcasts. Audio