A writer who became notorious for peddling ”fake news” during the 2016 US election campaign has died at 38.Paul Horner was found dead in his bed in Laveen, Arizona, on 18 September, after a suspected drug overdose, officials said.Horner, who published fraudulent articles on Facebook and websites he set up, claimed he was the reason Donald Trump was elected in November.Fake news was a major concern during and after the US presidential campaign.A surge of made-up stories has been accused by some of influencing the outcome of the vote.

At 9.24pm (and one second) on the night of Wednesday 18 December 2013, from the second arrondissement of Paris, I wrote “Hello!” to my first ever Tinder match. Since that day I’ve fired up the app 920 times and matched with 870 different people. I recall a few of them very well: the ones who either became lovers, friends or terrible first dates. I’ve forgotten all the others. But Tinder has not.The dating app has 800 pages of information on me, and probably on you too if you are also one of its 50 million users. In March I asked Tinder to grant me access to my personal data. Every European citizen is allowed to do so under EU data protection law, yet very few actually do, according to Tinder.With the help of privacy activist Paul-Olivier Dehaye from personaldata.io and human rights lawyer Ravi Naik, I emailed Tinder requesting my personal data and got back way more than I bargained for.

Streaming music services such as Apple Music continue to contribute to the rebirth of the music industry. The Recording Industry Association of America this week has released its mid-year update for 2017, showing continued growth thanks in large part to streaming services…Through the first half of this year, retail music revenue is up 17 percent to $4 billion compared to last year, while wholesale revenue is up 15 percent to $2.7 billion. Where’s that money coming from?Streaming music now accounts for 62 percent of music industry revenues, while digital downloads account for 19 percent and physical sales at 16 percent. This compares to 33 percent streaming, 41 percent digital downloads, and 16 percent physical sales during the first half of 2015.

Twitter has been forced to clarify why it does not believe a tweet from President Donald Trump violated its terms and conditions.In the tweet in question, President Trump appeared to directly threaten North Korea with destruction.Many argued that the statement was in breach of Twitter’s terms, whoch forbid violent threats, and should be removed.Twitter said the tweet remained online because it was ”newsworthy”.The tweet at the centre of the row read:

A Middlesbrough shop owner has admitted selling modified TV boxes that allow access to subscription content such as Premier League football and films.Brian Thompson, 55, had originally denied any offences and set up the prospect of a landmark court case relating to the sale of Kodi boxes.However, at Teesside Crown Court he changed his plea to admit two charges related to their sale and advertising.Kodi developers have said boxes should not be used to access blocked content.Judge Peter Armstrong told Thompson, of Barnaby Avenue in Middlesbrough, that ”all sentencing options” were open.

Var fjärde journalist utsattes för hot eller trakasserier förra året. Det visar en ny undersökning från Göteborgs universitet. För första gången framgår också tydligt vilka det är som hotar: Högerextrema grupper och rasistiska motiv är absolut vanligast.25 procent av Sveriges journalister upplevde hot eller trakasserier förra året. Bland motiven bakom hoten syns en tydlig trend: 83 procent av hoten kommer från män, och motiveras av en negativ uppfattning om hudfärg/etnicitet (54 procent) eller religion (30 procent).LÄS MER: Svenska medier: Hoten är organiserade och vill tystaI de fall den hotade journalisten kunnat urskilja en grupptillhörighet är högerextrema överlägset vanligast (43 procent). Därefter kommer antifeministiska grupper och organiserad brottslighet som står för sju procent av hoten vardera. Vänsterextrema grupper stod för 2 procent.