DDoS attacks disrupt several Ukrainian government sites; ESET researchers discover new data wiper malware installed on hundreds of Ukrainian machines
here's what you need to know NetBlocks : Internet disruptions registered as Russia moves in on Ukraine Andy Greenberg / Wired : Russia's Sandworm Hackers Have Built a Botnet of Firewalls Yadullah Abid...
A critique of much-hyped crypto-based virtual real estate projects, such as Decentraland, which are often buggy, empty, and lack moderation tools
one of the higher profile “metaverse” platforms—by @LordRavenscraft in @WIRED https://www.wired.com/... Matthew S. Smith / @matt_on_tech : It really can't be overstated how virtual real estate shows a...
[Thread] For media and advertising, Web3's focus on decentralization and tokenization solves few, if any, problems and is the last thing ad tech needs
Ari Paparo Dot Eth / @aripap : Tweets: @randfish , @film_girl , @jubiweb , @mandestin , @livepaola , @craw , @dustinwstout , @davlgd , @levie , @zachweinberg , @bznotes , @tkawaja , @dhruvapandey , @...
Internal memo: Andrew Bosworth says Meta's virtual worlds need “almost Disney levels of safety” but moderation at “meaningful scale is practically impossible”
from keeping a platform safe to correctly enforcing your own app store acceptance policies—seems to be impossible. https://www.ft.com/... Hannah Murphy / @mshannahmurphy : He also says third party VR ...
In internal memo, Andrew Bosworth says he wants the metaverse to have “almost Disney levels of safety” but that moderation at scale “is practically impossible”
Internal memo from Andrew Bosworth lays out the scale of the challenge Tweets: @mshannahmurphy , @matthewfederman , @peterwsinger , @somebadideas , @minimaxir , @alexweprin , @karlbode , @counternotio...
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve
The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive. Tweets: @cecianasta , @ferrisjabr ,...