The high privacy cost of free social media platforms
Social media platforms are completely free to use, but their slick apps and vast data repositories have to be paid for somehow


Social media platforms are completely free to use, but their slick apps and vast data repositories have to be paid for somehow


Broadband and TV giant surprises everyone by returning to the high street.
Read: Sky to launch high street ‘hubs’.Virgin Media are offering some lucky customers a powerful new router.
Read: Virgin Media giving away powerful Hub 4 upgrades!The UK government pledged to get rural communities connected, but at what cost?
Read: Rural broadband scheme FAIL leads to £500,000 broadband quote.We've all felt the frustration of connecting to wifi only to see the dreaded 'No Internet Connection'
Read: Are broadband outages on the increase?Self-made live video is big business nowadays, from Twitch and YouTube channels to Instagram Stories and Facebook Live streams

Xbox All Access lets you buy a console like a phone, but will it change gaming?
Read: Xbox All Access could change console gaming foreverThe new Facebook-owned standalone VR system looks like a bargain, but will it come with hidden costs?
Read: Oculus Quest 2: Transforming gaming or threatening privacy?The nascent Space X connectivity service steps up for American fire victims.
Read: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband helps those hit by wildfires.Poor performance of a Welsh ISP has left customers stealing broadband from neighbours.
Read: Broadband so bad a customer worked from a neighbour’s shedThe end of landlines has been predicted for some time, but now their days may really be numbered

The latest version of Sony’s flagship console launches soon.
Read: Is your broadband ready for the PS5?A mysterious old TV interrupts broadband for a whole village!
Read: Piers Morgan ruins the internet for an entire village for monthsAs more people work remotely post-lockdown, can the country's web infrastructure cope?
Read: Is UK broadband fit for a work from home world?Virgin's new discounted offering is an innovative approach affordable broadband provision for low income households
Read: What Virgin Media’s Universal Credit broadband means for the industryThe two ISPs are offering big savings to some lucky customers.
Read: BT trials a new discount scheme in partnership with EESignificant savings for many users, following a recent price review by the industry watchdog.
Read: Ofcom could save out-of-contract broadband customers £270 millionThe slowest average broadband speeds tend to be found in rural regions, and these connections impose tangible disadvantages in today’s online society
Read: The UK regions with the slowest average broadband speeds revealedThe online conspiracy theory retweeted by Trump has platforms cracking down, but why?
Read: What is QAnon and why is social media so worried about it?New survey says that online game playing could be harmful to the environment.
Read: Is Call of Duty bad for the environment?A new survey shows our priorities are changing when it comes to bundles.
Read: The UK isn’t interested in Broadband / TV bundles.With forthcoming changes to the way websites are secured, it’s important to know what SSL means and why it matters to consumers
Read: What SSL means – and why it’s about to changeVirgin Media launch budget package for Universal Credit recipients.
Read: Virgin launches an extra cheap package for vulnerable users.It might seem bizarre but proposals being considered by the government may see it happen!
Read: Could sewage pipes improve UK broadband?A new report has some unsurprising results...
Read: Disney wins the streaming wars during lockdown!A new survey says a third of us have suffered from unreliable internet during the pandemic.
Read: 33% of UK suffered poor connection during lockdown
