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More trouble at Twitter

A whistleblower accuses Twitter of lying about how secure it is. A new approach to combating disinformation. And is it racist to make someone's voice sound more Western?

On Tech Tent this week, reporter Chris Vallance runs us through the serious allegations about lax security levelled at Twitter by its former employee Peiter "Mudge" Zatko. Dr Jon Roozenbeek, of Cambridge University, explains how educating people about how misinformation works appears to be an effective way of informing their online experience. And the makers of a voice changing technology respond to accusations it is increasing prejudice rather than addressing it.

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