Internet

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The hacking spree that hit Twitter is drawing questions about the platform's security and its resilience in the run-up to the US presidential election.

China's ambassador to the UK has called Britain's decision to ban telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network "disappointing and wrong".

News website Stuff is suspending all of its activity on Facebook and Instagram until further notice. Audio

A New Zealand-made ad featuring porn stars that encourages parents to talk to their children about what they're seeing on line has gone viral - and sparked a world-wide conversation. 

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 has said it will start to label potentially harmful posts that it leaves up because of their news value.

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…

Some Marlburians continue to voice their frustration over the slow or severed internet connection they experience as the council considers annual plan submissions.

InternetNZ says it objects to the government wanting to put a legal framework around creating a nationwide web filter on objectionable material. Audio

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