Mastodon, nostr, and other decentralized social networks are having a moment, despite some complexity, propelled by the apparent decline of Twitter and Meta
So, it's been quite a year for legacy, centralized social media — and all without any really big change to the laws that govern it … Mastodon: @kkomaitis@techpolicy.social . Tweets: @brosandprose , @k...
WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control
Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwitz and the @WSJ were...
Dan Kaminsky, the celebrated security researcher widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws and Sony Rootkit infections, has died at 42
Saddened by news of the death of Dan Kaminsky, a member of the ICANN Trusted … Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs : The cybersecurity researcher Dan Kaminsky has died Tweets: Sarah B / @sarahbrie :...
Any US legislation to ban anonymity online will be unconstitutional, will not work, and most importantly will put many marginalized/vulnerable people at risk
There's an idea that pops up every so often among people who are upset about misinformation online but don't actually understand … Tweets: @amac , @kareshy_zen , @mmasnick , @senatorshoshana , @kfogel...
Parler is not down due to a single company but because the market chose not to do business with it because it's toxic, which is the nature of a free market
I've delayed writing deeper thoughts on the total deplatforming of Parler, in part because there was so much else happening … Tweets: @benhixonva , @erratarob , @mcwm , @tynanpants , @jonjones , @erra...
An inside look at Hawkfish, a Mike Bloomberg-funded tech company that helped his 2020 campaign, which is still working behind the scenes to help elect Joe Biden
having crashed and burned after Elizabeth Warren's blowtorch attack in the Las Vegas debate—but part of it survives as a hundred-person operation dedicated to electing Joe Biden and other Democrats. h...
Sources and documents detail a months-long cyberstalking and harassment campaign by members of eBay's security team against those behind the ECommerceBytes blog
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @kadhim , @nongaap , @abihabib , @gzuckerman , @kyweise , @rebeccaballhaus , @roncharles , @karissabe , @daviduberti , @harrymccracken , @arawnsley , @harrymccracken , @...
Content creators including Jake Paul, iJustine, Dolan Dark, and Nerd City reflect on the last decade of internet culture
As the decade comes to a close, NBC News asked the content creators who've shaped internet culture to reflect on the 2010s. — Flashback to 2010 … Tweets: @kerrymflynn and @nongaap Tweets: Kerry Flyn...
Superhuman still allows spying, even after last week's privacy fixes, as recipients of Superhuman emails don't know their actions are tracked or sent to senders
at all”, https://mikeindustries.com/... Daniel Vassallo / @dvassallo : When you're beholden to investors: https://mikeindustries.com/... by @mikeindustries https://twitter.com/... J-Strizzle / @jstrau...
A look at how ten of the biggest Democratic donors from Silicon Valley are not only pumping money into the midterms but also rethinking how their money is spent
A cheat sheet to the gusher of cash flooding the system in advance of Election Day. — Tech resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump has reached its zenith. Tweets: @teddyschleifer , @teddyschleifer...