Four tech firms are suing Facebook for running a ‘brazen’ and ‘anti-competitive scheme’ which they say is the worst in a ‘generation’ and are demanding that Mark Zuckerberg give up his stake in the company. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco on Thursday by Cir.cl, Beehive Biometric, Reveal Chat and Lenddo. Cir.cl and Beehive […]
Edward Snowden: ‘It is not data that is being exploited, it’s people’…
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 […]
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…
How Social Media Is Making Us Dumb, Angry and Addicted…
A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why. After a bit of reflection, I realized that it was because I wasn’t distracted by the temptation to check a device every now and then, allowing reading to be the kind of immersive experience I once took for granted. […]
Inside Israel’s Million Dollar Troll Army…
A global influence campaign funded by the Israeli government had a $1.1 million budget last year, a document obtained by The Electronic Intifada shows. Act.IL says it has offices in three countries and an online army of more than 15,000. In its annual report, from January, Act.IL says its goal is to “influence foreign publics” […]
CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties…
CrossFit is a contrarian physiological and nutrition prescription for improving fitness and health. It is contrarian because prevailing views of fitness, health, and nutrition are wrong and have unleashed a tsunami of chronic disease upon our friends, family, and communities. The voluntary CrossFit community of 15,000 affiliates and millions of individual adherents stands steadfastly and […]
Sen. Josh Hawley, Who Works on AntiTrust, Says Social Media Companies Don’t Need to Be Broken Up, They Need to Be Eradicated Altogether…
A Republican senator who works on antitrust says that social media, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, have done more harm than good and they should “disappear.” In an op-ed published Wednesday in USA Today, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley made the strongest comments against Facebook and other social media giants by a prominent elected official. Presidential […]
Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You Closer Than Ever…
Among the mega-corporations that surveil you, your cellphone carrier has always been one of the keenest monitors, in constant contact with the one small device you keep on you at almost every moment. A confidential Facebook document reviewed by The Intercept shows that the social network courts carriers, along with phone makers — some 100 […]
Teen Kills Herself After Instagram Poll Results Tell Her To…
A 16-year-old Malaysian teen reportedly committed suicide Monday after the results of an Instagram poll instructed her to do so. Before jumping to her death, the unnamed girl ran a poll on her Instagram account asking her followers if she should commit suicide. The poll read, “Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L,” the D and […]