Houseparty, Slack and Zoom: What’s behind apps keeping us social?

Since Britain was put in lockdown thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of apps have seen their popularity boom. The right place, the right time and all that. In the past two weeks, I’ve been to a virtual house party, toasted a Friday evening not in the pub but with a drink over video … Read more

Britons share their Houseparty horror stories about uninvited guests

Britons today urged fellow users to delete Houseparty after claiming hackers had used the app to access their Spotify and Netflix accounts.  Angry users of the social video app took to Twitter to complain their accounts had been compromised, with one writing: ‘Everyone delete your Houseparty account as they have hacked my Spotify and Netflix … Read more