Big TechSocial MediaTwitter to strip blue checks from some accounts, add new verification criteria in policy updateTim Hinchliffe2 months ago1.76KTwitter is taking a "new approach to verification," updating criteria for granting new blue check marks, along with a foundation...
Big TechSocial MediaIf Twitter really wants to give ‘links to a broader conversation’ on disputed posts, why not show both sides?Tim Hinchliffe2 months ago2.91KIf the idea behind flagging posts as "disputed" and directing users to alternative links on Twitter is really about providing...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaFacebook & Twitter CEOs to testify on big tech censorship during ‘disputed’ presidential electionTim Hinchliffe3 months ago5.73KAs information warfare exposes two completely different versions of reality concerning the presidential election, the Senate is slated to grill...
Social MediaAnalyzing blackout drinking culture on Twitter during lockdown (podcast)Sam Brake Guia3 months ago1.51KHumans are social creatures, and self-isolation and living in quarantine can have a very negative impact on mental health. Therefore,...
Big TechSocial Media‘Twitter is sabotaging public discourse regarding important national and homeland security issues’: DHS acting secretaryTim Hinchliffe3 months ago1.94K"Twitter is sabotaging public discourse regarding important national and homeland security issues," writes the Department of Homeland Security acting secretary...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaFacebook ‘relied heavily on FBI’ briefings before trying to prevent NY Post story from ‘spreading wildly’: ZuckerbergTim Hinchliffe3 months ago2.43KFacebook took its cue from the FBI before it decided to limit the distribution of the NY Post's "smoking gun"...
Big TechGovernment and PolicyTwitter censored the NY Post for ‘showing direct material’ to back up claims, violated hacked materials policy: DorseyTim Hinchliffe3 months ago2.33KFacing a grilling in the Senate, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies that Twitter censored the New York Post for "showing...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaTechnologySenate is hovering over Twitter & Facebook: Dorsey, Zuckerberg to both testify before & after electionTim Hinchliffe3 months ago4.53KTwo Senate committees are hovering over two big tech targets, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey...
Social MediaTwitter is flagging links to BitChute videos as potentially harmful & unsafeTim Hinchliffe6 months ago9.43KUsers on Twitter today are finding it difficult to share and open links pointing to video platform BitChute, as they...
Social MediaUS Senator wants answers from Dorsey on Twitter breach that appears to be inside jobTim Hinchliffe6 months ago3.04KOn the day of what appears to be the largest breach in Twitter's history, US Senator Josh Hawley pens an...
Social MediaTwitter acknowledges ‘security incident’ as high profile accounts reportedly hacked in bitcoin-related scamTim Hinchliffe7 months ago2.54KTwitter says it's "aware of a security incident impacting accounts" as the accounts of high profile individuals such as Barack...
Web4 House members ask Facebook, Twitter & Google to give them COVID-19 disinformation reports monthlyTim Hinchliffe7 months ago4.38KFour House Committee on Energy and Commerce members are asking Facebook, Twitter, and Google to give them monthly reports about their...
Social MediaSymptoms of shadowbanning on social media for your diagnosisTim Hinchliffe1 year ago20.9KShadowbanning is not uniformly defined, but here we show you the symptoms of this cyber affliction, so you can make...
Social MediaWebInternet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago4.03KA former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
Social MediaTechnologyWebAs big tech and govts differ over hate speech, should AI neutralize it?Navanwita Sachdev2 years ago7.19KAs big tech platforms and governments have their own policies on hate speech, should society task AI with neutralizing it...
Social MediaWhite House wants to hear your experience with online political censorshipTim Hinchliffe2 years ago3KThe Trump White House is asking people to share their stories of being censored online due to political bias with...
BusinessTechnologyTippin enables tips for tweetsPat Rabbitte2 years ago1.75KHave you ever thought that "liking" a tweet didn’t quite do it justice? Well now you can tip the creator...
BusinessSocial MediaTechnologyA look into big tech user data requests from governments worldwideTim Hinchliffe2 years ago7.41KFacebook came out with its biannual Transparency Report yesterday, and we decided to take a look at big tech companies...
Social MediaTechnologyEpic fails: 5 ways to destroy your brand on Social mediaValentina Cullmann2 years ago7.41KSocial media channels have repeatedly turned into an expensive graveyard of failed campaigns. We look at the five most tragic...
Social MediaTwisting the Tweets: Assange’s Gag Goes Much Deeper Than CataloniaTim Hinchliffe3 years ago7.42KWikileaks editor Julian Assange loses his internet connection through a tricky twist of Tweets, but it wasn't just about Catalonia;...