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22 April 2022
From cancer survivor to app creator: The incredible story of Freyja Hanstein
Less than one year after losing her husband to cancer, Freyja Hanstein was diagnosed with brain cancer. We look at her story, the struggles she has faced and how she turned her experiences into an app to help others live a healthy lifestyle.
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22 March 2021
Facebook to introduce new iteration of Instagram for children under 13
Facebook intends to build a child-friendly version of Instagram to be used by children under the age of 13, allowing them to ‘safely use Instagram for the first time’.
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21 March 2021
Decentralizing circumvention: a DIY approach to making censor-resistant apps
To challenge internet censorship in China, GreatFire has released an AppMaker service with censorship-circumvention in mind. GreatFire Grants Manager, Dan McDevitt, led a session at MozFest 2021 to give more details about this service!
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19 March 2021
Exploring Internet censorship through OONI data
Internet censorship has become a topic of discussion in recent years as social media websites or apps are blocked in different countries. OONI is an organisation focused on highlighting such censorship and held a session at MozFest to discuss this!
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22 February 2021
WhatsApp to push forward with new privacy policy
After widespread backlash following an announcement of changes to its privacy policy in January, WhatsApp will move forward with the controversial decision and will restrict service of its app to users who do not agree by 15 May.
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18 November 2020
Poolside FM — A nostalgic passion project
From drizzly Scotland comes a sun-baked dose of 80s chill-out vibes
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7 July 2020
Swiped
New Creative commission Swiped takes online dating into virtual reality.
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11 January 2018 – 31 December 2018
NetPark Digital Park
NetPark – the world’s first digital art park offers an extra layer of activity to the usual park life in Chalkwell Park. Open all year round, it currently hosts 15 digital artworks and stories, created by artists, musicians, writers, illustrators and Southend school pupils.
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26 May 2016
Readers rejoice: there's a new bookworm app in town, and it’s called Litsy!
Described as 'Goodreads meets Instagram', Litsy is more social media focused than the former and unlike the latter, it is exclusively bookish.