Houseparty

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

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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

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Britons have urged people to delete the popular Houseparty app after claiming hackers used it to access their Spotify and Netflix accounts. Angry users of the social video platform took to Twitter to complain their accounts had been compromised. The app’s makers said it had no evidence of this happening.  One person wrote: ‘Everyone delete … Read more