Edward Snowden urged tech companies to challenge the practice of widespread data collection by corporations in a speech on Monday, saying not enough progress has been made since he blew the whistle on the National Security Agency’s (NSA) data scrapping in 2013. Speaking via video link at the opening of the Web Summit conference in […]
Cognizant, a Facebook Content Moderation Vendor, Is Reportedly Quitting the Business…
The professional services firm Cognizant will exit the content moderation business in the wake of investigations into poor working conditions at sites dedicated to Facebook, the company confirmed to The Verge. Thousands of moderators worldwide worked for Cognizant to remove hate speech, terrorism and other content that violates Facebook’s policies. “We have determined that certain […]
Libra Is Dead: eBay, Stripe, Visa and MasterCard All Abandon Facebook’s Cryptocurrency…
One week after we reported that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin project, Libra, was imploding, as online payment giant PayPal quite the Libra network, we can now set the time of death to today – that’s when first eBay, then Stripe and finally Mastercard all abandoned Mark Zuckerberg’s pet “cryptocurrency” (which was anything but) project. As the […]
Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Defamatory Content Worldwide, Top EU Court Rules…
Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday that Facebook could be ordered to track down and remove content globally if it was found to be illegal in one EU country. The decision represents a major step toward forcing social media companies to take greater responsibility for what is posted on their networks, and will likely support efforts […]
Zuckerberg Says if Warren Becomes President, Facebook Would Sue U.S. Gov: ‘You go to the mat and fight’…
The Invisible Shackles of America’s Social Credit System…
The phrase “social credit system” or “social credit score” is relatively unknown to Americans. But in the People’s Republic of China, the communist government has been developing such a system for the last decade, and are looking to roll it out nationwide by 2020. The Chinese government intends to use social media data, surveillance, and […]
Twitter Executive for Middle East Is British Army ‘Psyops’ Soldier…
The senior Twitter executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East is also a part-time officer in the British Army’s psychological warfare unit, Middle East Eye has established. Gordon MacMillan, who joined the social media company’s UK office six years ago, has for several years also served with the 77th Brigade, a unit formed in […]
Senior Twitter Executive Joined British Army Troll Brigade…
RumorBlower Complaint, George Soros and Buzzfeed, Oh My…
Disinformation Efforts Now Used in 70 Countries…
Organized efforts to manipulate social media and public opinion are being carried out in at least 70 countries by government agencies and political parties, researchers said Thursday. A report by the Oxford Internet Institute found manipulation efforts have doubled over the past two years and are being used by both democratic and authoritarian governments. The […]
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