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Facebook has been accused of disabling a large number of user accounts in Hungary.One user, David Butykai, told BBC News his Facebook and Instagram accounts had been blocked and between 30 and 40 of his friends in the country had experienced the same issue.A number of...

A US lawmaker has said Facebook should delay the launch of its Libra crypto-currency - hours after the social network formally announced the project.Libra, set to be launched next year, will let people make payments via Facebook's apps and WhatsApp.But the company...

China has fallen behind slightly in the list of the world's top 500 supercomputers, which is published every six months.The US maintained its position, holding first and second place with the two most powerful computers in the world.At number one is Summit, with peak...

Are you in the 26% of people who use one of these PIN codes to unlock their phones? You’ve likely seen a list of top 25 passwords that get reused time and time again – “password” is a usual suspect – but what about phone PIN numbers? How...

Gambling ads that appeared on an app "appealing to under 18s" have been banned by the advertising watchdog.The ads for LottoGo EuroMillions, William Hill Vegas, Betfair Bingo and Dunder came up in the Looney Tunes World of Mayhem app in February. All four firms say...

Scientists have discovered a new subspecies of worm that eats stone and excretes it as sand. As part of a diet that sounds like a guaranteed route to rock-hard abs, the insect has been found at the bottom of a river in the Philippines helping itself to portions of...

Leah Pearlman draws comics about ideas like "emotional literacy" and "self-love". When she began posting them on Facebook, her friends responded warmly. But then Facebook changed its algorithm - how it decides what to put in front of us. When social media is a big...

By Rowland Manthorpe, technology correspondent Facebook's new digital currency, Libra, is a monumental move - although not for the reasons you might initially think. The first confusion arose from the name. Facebook called Libra a cryptocurrency, raising fears that it...

Locked out and out of luck? The photo-sharing platform is trialing new methods to reunite you with your lost account Instagram is testing out a new, in-app process for users to regain access to accounts overtaken by cybercriminals. In recent years, the site has been...

Men who eat yoghurt regularly can reduce their risk of developing pre-cancerous growths in the bowel, according to new research. Consumers of two or more servings a week were around a fifth (19%) less likely to go on to have an adenoma, according to a study published...