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Blocking Facebook during homework time

Worried your children are spending too much time on Facebook and not enough time on their school work? Or that they're looking at the wrong sort of websites? You're not the only one: in fact the boss of broadband service TalkTalk is so concerned, he's just spent twenty million pounds on new security features - allowing parents to block things like gaming and social networking sites during homework time.

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Islamic State recruiters using social media to entrap British girls | Channel 4 News

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New footage emerges from Turkey of the three British schoolgirls who are believed to have fled to Syria to join Islamic State militants. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Darshna Soni, has been poring over some of the Twitter traffic emanating from those who have made that same journey.

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SNP success: fuelled by social media?

When Nicola Sturgeon's SNP stormed to victory in Scotland in last Thursday's general election - taking 56 seats at Westminster - even the party's campaign managers admitted the result was way beyond their wildest dreams. Was social media the secret?

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British Army joins social media fight | Channel 4 News

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It's all about tweets, not bombs. The Army forms a new unit to wage modern warfare using psychology and social media. So have "likes" on Instagram become the battleground of choice?

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How Islamic State uses social media to attract female recruits | Channel 4 News

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Why did three teenage girls apparently fly to Syria? Jane Dodge has been looking at why the call to travel to Syria and Iraq appears to be alluring for some British schoolgirls.

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Why Israel is losing the social media war over Gaza | Channel 4 News

For the first time in a major Arab-Israeli conflict, the world has access to non-traditional sources of reality such as Twitter - and it means Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds.

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Inside our jails: chaos, violence, and alleged drug dealing | Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News uncovers a cache of password protected pictures and videos posted by prisoners to social media websites. The images reveal contraband, violence, a weapon, piles of cash and alleged drug dealing.

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OMA - Channel 4 News - Best use of social media 2013/14

From Alex Thomson reuniting a family in typhoon-hit Philippines to our interactive show #WT4 via a drone, a sausage roll and Russell Brand's rant about "posh wellies".

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Waze: the next big social network in the UK?

Waze has been described as a Facebook for drivers. Channel 4 News Technology Correspondent Benjamin Cohen looks at its potential to revolutionise driving and news coverage.

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