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Mark Seibel

@markseibel
40 posts
2023-11-29
The final straw for The Washington Post, which says it has paused its ads on X. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2023-11-29 View on X
Washington Post

In a now-deleted November 28 post and on November 20, Elon Musk boosted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy that led a man to fire an AR-15 in a DC eatery in 2016

in other words, implying that the debunking was BS because the journo was corrupt ergo Pizzagate is real. … Renato Mariotti / @renato.mariotti : Elon Musk has moved on from promoti...

2023-04-13
Worth noting that while Congress was grillingTikTok's CEO about supposed threats to US national security, these documents had been sitting undetected on a Discord server for three weeks. So where's the real risk? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2023-04-13 View on X
Reuters

Discord says it is cooperating with US law enforcement's investigation into the classified material breach

Instant messaging platform Discord said on Wednesday it was cooperating with U.S. law enforcement's investigation into a leak of secret U.S. documents that has grabbed attention ar...

2022-09-05
When Mudge filed his whistleblower complaint against Twitter, it included a report from the Alethea group that detailed the platform's security problems. That report also offered details of Twitter's lack of staffing in core areas like misinformation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-09-05 View on X
Washington Post

Peiter Zatko's allegations offer details on Twitter's misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program

A document from whistleblower Peiter Zatko that details the company's failings in policing misinformation shows what happens when a business model fails Tweets: @markseibel , @bald...

2022-08-31
For a major global tech company, one of the few things more embarrassing than being forced to turn to porn to boost revenue is proving incapable of doing so. Great line, @WillOremus https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-08-31 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter's Elon Musk takeover saga has only amplified its problems, which stem from a broken business model at odds with the platform's freewheeling nature

Its ill-fated foray into adult content is emblematic of an unpoliceable platform — and a broken business model

2022-07-07
For years, Apple added features to its devices that increased their vulnerability to Pegasus and other hacking tools, and there wasn't a thing a user could do about it. Now Apple has figured out a way to let a user disable iMessage and other exploitables. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-07-07 View on X
MacRumors

Apple announces Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to protect against “highly targeted cyberattacks” by disabling features, apps, and more

Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura.

Waiting to see if law enforcement objects because it also disables hard wired connections to a device that might have been seized by police. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-07-07 View on X
MacRumors

Apple announces Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to protect against “highly targeted cyberattacks” by disabling features, apps, and more

Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura.

2022-06-23
Hurry up and wait. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-06-23 View on X
Washington Post

The Senate's $52B US chip production bill, passed in June 2021, has been bogged down over unrelated disputes, like climate provisions, delaying the funds

Proponents are racing to salvage a bipartisan measure that would provide $52 billion for domestic chip production

2022-01-11
Trump's Truth Social won't be up next month. Maybe not for many months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-11 View on X
Washington Post

Sources: Trump declined offers from Gettr and Parler in favor of his own social media startup, and is frustrated with the slow development of TRUTH Social

Advisers say the former president is frustrated by the pace of development of his promised website, still months away from its launch

2022-01-05
In the absence of a Facebook investigation, ProPublica and The Post examined millions of posts in political groups after Election Day. The result provides a look at Facebook's role in the spread of the lies that fed the Jan. 6 violence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-05 View on X
Washington Post

Analysis shows Facebook's role in spreading false US election narratives; 650,000+ posts questioned Biden's victory between Election Day and the January 6 siege

three weeks before the election — Facebook announced, through life-long Dem operative @AndyMStone — that it was suppressing discussion of reporting about the Biden family pending a...

Aside from the statistical analysis, this report reveals the problem with Facebook's dependence on group administrators to vet posts on their groups for hate speech and violence. Those administrators often are true believers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-05 View on X
Washington Post

Analysis shows Facebook's role in spreading false US election narratives; 650,000+ posts questioned Biden's victory between Election Day and the January 6 siege

three weeks before the election — Facebook announced, through life-long Dem operative @AndyMStone — that it was suppressing discussion of reporting about the Biden family pending a...

One interesting finding: groups carrying election delegitimizing content remained active on Facebook long after Jan. 6. One administrator with dozens of violations remained active till last month; Facebook closed his account only after we asked about it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-05 View on X
Washington Post

Analysis shows Facebook's role in spreading false US election narratives; 650,000+ posts questioned Biden's victory between Election Day and the January 6 siege

three weeks before the election — Facebook announced, through life-long Dem operative @AndyMStone — that it was suppressing discussion of reporting about the Biden family pending a...

2022-01-04
Aside from the statistical analysis, this report reveals the problem with Facebook's dependence on group administrators to vet posts on their groups for hate speech and violence. Those administrators often are true believers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-04 View on X
Washington Post

Investigation shows Facebook's role in spreading false narratives ahead of the January 6 riot; 650K+ posts questioned Biden's victory from Nov. 3 to Jan. 6

Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege …

One interesting finding: groups carrying election delegitimizing content remained active on Facebook long after Jan. 6. One administrator with dozens of violations remained active till last month; Facebook closed his account only after we asked about it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-04 View on X
Washington Post

Investigation shows Facebook's role in spreading false narratives ahead of the January 6 riot; 650K+ posts questioned Biden's victory from Nov. 3 to Jan. 6

Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege …

In the absence of a Facebook investigation, ProPublica and The Post examined millions of posts in political groups after Election Day. The result provides a look at Facebook's role in the spread of the lies that fed the Jan. 6 violence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2022-01-04 View on X
Washington Post

Investigation shows Facebook's role in spreading false narratives ahead of the January 6 riot; 650K+ posts questioned Biden's victory from Nov. 3 to Jan. 6

Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege …

2021-12-31
Why technology hasn't been very helpful in covid contact tracing: In Texas and Florida, the covid notification app isn't even available. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-12-31 View on X
Washington Post

As the US faces record COVID-19 infections, effective use of exposure notification apps is unlikely, given slow adoption and poor data on their efficacy

Virginia's COVIDwise app was reinstalled on my new phone but didn't prompt me to enable notifications. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Gerrit De Vynck / @gerritd : Exposure not...

2021-12-30
Why technology hasn't been very helpful in covid contact tracing: In Texas and Florida, the covid notification app isn't even available. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-12-30 View on X
Washington Post

As the US faces record COVID-19 infections, effective use of exposure notification apps is unlikely, given slow adoption and poor data on their efficacy

The United States is grappling with record-high infections, but adoption of the system is still far behind what its creators and proponents envisioned

2021-12-17
Embedded in this story is the audio from a nearly 10-minute long 911 call from a woman who sheltered in the women's restroom and survived the collapse. Another woman with her did not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-12-17 View on X
Washington Post

As investigators examine the collapsed Amazon warehouse in Illinois where six people were killed during a tornado, Amazon says the building was built to code

Washington Post :

One thing we know for sure about the Amazon warehouse in Illinois: the workers had their phones. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-12-17 View on X
Washington Post

As investigators examine the collapsed Amazon warehouse in Illinois where six people were killed during a tornado, Amazon says the building was built to code

Washington Post :

Life or death depended on which bathroom you ended up in as the tornado struck. Those on the north end survived, those on the south were crushed when the walls collapsed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-12-17 View on X
Washington Post

As investigators examine the collapsed Amazon warehouse in Illinois where six people were killed during a tornado, Amazon says the building was built to code

Washington Post :

Workers at Amazon facility had their phones. They used them to call 911. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-12-17 View on X
Washington Post

As investigators examine the collapsed Amazon warehouse in Illinois where six people were killed during a tornado, Amazon says the building was built to code

Washington Post :