Collaborate Disseminate
Following a Motherboard investigation, Facebook banned white nationalism and white separatism. But Twitter and YouTube, two platforms with their own nationalism problems, won’t commit to following Facebook’s lead. Continue reading Twitter and YouTube Won’t Commit to Ban White Nationalism After Facebook Makes Policy Switch
After a civil rights backlash, Facebook will now treat white nationalism and separatism the same as white supremacy, and will direct users who try to post that content to a nonprofit that helps people leave hate groups. Continue reading Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism
While social media giants crack down and Facebook says it will make changes to stop anti-vaxx content, Instagram’s recommendation engine makes it exceptionally easy to come across a waterfall of anti-vaccine accounts. Continue reading It Took 10 Seconds for Instagram to Push me Into an Anti-Vaxx Rabbit Hole
Google saw an issue with moderating the Christchurch terrorist’s so-called manifesto in part because of its length, telling moderators to mark potential copies or sections as “Terrorist Content” if they were unsure. Continue reading Internal Google Email Says Moderating Christchurch Manifesto ‘Particularly Challenging’
Uber, which is pushing back against the requests for real-time location data of its JUMP scooters, was granted a provisional, month-long permit, while other companies received a full-year license. Continue reading Scooter Companies Split on Giving Real-Time Location Data to Los Angeles
Due a to a misconfigured server, a researcher found a constant stream of Elsevier users’ passwords. Continue reading Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online
On Friday, at least 49 people were killed in terror attacks in New Zealand. Documents, sources, and interviews with senior Facebook employees show how difficult it is for social media companies to moderate live footage. Continue reading Documents Show How Facebook Moderates Terrorism on Livestreams
Glocom is a front company for North Korea to sell sanctions violating military equipment. But, even after some tech companies clamped down, Glocom kept up its presence on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Continue reading North Korea Advertises Military Hardware on Twitter, YouTube, Defying Sanctions
“It is now abundantly clear that you have failed to be good stewards of your customers’ private location information,” Senator Wyden wrote in a letter addressed to AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. Continue reading T-Mobile Reveals More Location Data Abuse Following Questions from Senator Wyden
We recently got a rare look at how a company tried to source these exploits through private one-on-one deals—because the company came to us. Continue reading A Saudi Cybersecurity Company Tried to Buy Zero Day Exploits from Me