A profile of Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian tech executive involved in a $93M insider trading scheme and released by the US in a 2024 prisoner swap with Russia
and, I think, an indication of how the new Moscow-DC axis will tilt. — www.wired.com/story/russia... @wired.com : His life? A rags-to-riches fairy tale. A lavish wedding, a beautiful wife, five ki...
Twitter under Elon Musk has yet to publish transparency reports detailing government content removal demands; the company published its last report in July 2022
“That shit went out the window right after Elon came in,” one former staffer says of Twitter's previously routine transparency reports Tweets: @noahshachtman , @aaschapiro , @ronchusid , @ngrossman81 ...
The UK government hires ad agency M&C Saatchi to run a publicity campaign criticizing Meta's plans to make Messenger end-to-end encrypted by default
only because the UK gov would be happy to let competitors throw Facebook under the bus. But not the long term. Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : If somehow it looked like we were headed to a world wi...
UK government hires M&C Saatchi ad agency to run a publicity campaign criticizing Meta's plans to make Messenger e2e encrypted by default
The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilize public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics Tweets: @jamesrbuk , @rupertg ...
Biden staffers say their experiences in dealing with Facebook during the election left them concerned that the company is a threat to the electoral process
Inside the battle between Biden and Facebook. — Opinion Writer at Large — In the days after the election … Tweets: @cwarzel , @ethannichtern , @brendannyhan , @whotargetsme , @nytopinion , @anandw...
Jeff Bezos' security chief says his investigation concluded with high confidence that Saudi Arabia “had access to Bezos' phone, and gained private information”
These are not April Fool items. Bobby Hellard / IT PRO : Jeff Bezos allegedly hacked by Saudi Arabia Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Security consultant claims Jeff Bezos' phone was hacked by Saudi Arab...
Sources: Facebook's security team told execs about Russian election tampering in Dec. 2016; late public disclosure was due to image concerns, Mueller gag order
Social-media giant played down allegations Russia exploited its platform, deepening perceptions it is oblivious to public concern about its social impact Tweets: @juliacarriew , @persuasivepr , @noahs...
Leaked Snapchat DAU metrics from April to September 2017 show Snapchat is used mainly as a chat app, with Snap Maps' usage trailing off to ~19M since launch
Snapchat takes its secrecy seriously. Very, very seriously. — Take the case of one former Snapchat employee. Tweets: @joshconstine , @benbajarin , @itsren , @taylorlorenz , @noahshachtman , and @ta...