We have a whole host of interesting topics to talk about this week, such as charities and the Mail on Sunday engaging in verbal fisticuffs, a VR project to help young people suffering from mental health conditions and the fascinating secret lives of the Facebook moderators.
Joining host Ben White this week are Jonny Rae-Evans, Harry Bailey and Producer Paul.
Stat of the week:
The Mail on Sunday says that ten of the UK's largest charities spent more than £225m on support and governance costs. Charity Sector pushes back:
https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/sector-hits-back-mail-sunday-story-spending/finance/article/1562776
Charity news of the week:
A charity’s virtual reality project to help young people overcome mental health issues has scooped two technology awards.
The Children’s Society’s Reality Check project was one of four organisations to win a best not-for-profit gong at the inaugural Vodafone Techstarter awards.
Tech news of the week:
The secret lives of Facebook moderators:
YouTube are banning antivaxers :
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1099134307518566401?s=21
Rant of the week:
Facebook sweeps up personal information yet people keep using it.
https://twitter.com/schoofsfeed/status/1098999479141752832?s=21
And finally...
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com
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