Category: Internet
Yahoo! is top for news globally, BBC ranks 9th
A new study by broadband experts at Uswitch has revealed the world’s most popular news and shopping websites - and there are a few surprises. Analysing data from the last three months on the market intelligence platform, SimilarWeb Pro, the research reveals which news and shopping websites receive the most traffic globally, and also which ones…
Online platforms failing to weed out fake reviews, claims study
Facebook, Google and Trustpilot can be easily infiltrated with fake reviews with unscrupulous brokers selling them for as little as £4 each, a Which? investigation suggests. The consumer watchdog's latest investigation involved setting up a fake business and approaching brokers to boost its pages on the three platforms using bogus five-star reviews – which revealed…
Worldwide cost of 1GB mobile data revealed – Israel cheapest, UK in 59th
Israel is home to the cheapest mobile data plans in the world, with one gigabyte (1GB) of data costing an average of just USD 0.04 (4 cents). The most expensive place in the world to buy mobile data is Saint Helena, where the average cost of 1GB is USD 41.06 – over a thousand times…
Study: Brits spend almost 59 hours a week online, claims survey
Brits spend almost 59 hours a week online, the equivalent of more than 2 full days out of 7, according to a survey by cybersecurity company NordVPN. This amounts to 128 days a year, or more than 22 years per lifetime online. However, that's the 4th lowest number among 16 surveyed countries globally. The average…
Website-checking tool to helps users spot scams
A new website-checking tool has been launched to help users confirm whether a site is legitimate before they click on it. Internet safety group Get Safe Online has worked with fraud prevention service Cifas to create the tool, which enables users to enter the address of any website to check if it is a real site or…
UK sees surge in catphishing, claims report
A new study shows the United Kingdom is experiencing an unprecedented surge in romance scams this summer. Victims from the United Kingdom lost a record €104 million to romance scams over the last 12 months, up from €68 million in 2020. Romance scams – also known as ‘catphishing’ – are when criminals create fake online profiles to trick online love seekers out…
1 in 3 Brits rarely or never read Ts and Cs online
A poll of 2,000 UK adults found more than one in three (36 per cent) admit to rarely or never reading Ts and Cs online before accepting them. And of those who do, 38 per cent spend a mere 30 seconds or less scanning through. Nearly a third (31 per cent) simply can’t be bothered…
5 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe Online
In conjunction with web hosting experts at Fasthosts we give our top five tips for keeping children safe online this Easter... We know that children’s online safety is among a parent’s biggest priorities, and it’s incredibly important to keep children out of harm’s way when using the internet. Due to the past year of homeschooling,…
1 in 3 internet users unaware online content may be false
Image: Ofcom.org.uk More than a third of internet users are unaware that online content might be false or biased, according to new Ofcom research. It reveals that 30% of UK adults who go online (14.5 million) are unsure about, or don’t even consider, the truthfulness of online information. A further 6%…
Internet penetration worldwide reaches 66%
According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, internet penetration worldwide will reach 66% by the end of Q1 2022. North America and Europe remain the only regions with an internet penetration rate of about 90% among their population. North America leads the world in internet penetration rate with 93.4%. The US and Canada…
