The MIT Technology Review has a good article on Moltbook, the supposed AI-only social network: Many people have pointed out that a lot of the viral comments were in fact posted by people posing as bots. But even the bot-written posts are ultimately the result of people pulling the …
In his 2020 book, “ Future Politics, ” British barrister Jamie Susskind wrote that the dominant question of the 20th century was “How much of our collective life should be determined by the state, and what should be left to the market and civil society?” But in the early decades of …
This chilling paragraph is in a comprehensive Brookings report about the use of tech to deport people from the US: The administration has also adapted its methods of social media surveillance. Though agencies like the State Department have gathered millions of handles and monitored political discussions online, the Trump …
Dozens of accounts on X that promoted Scottish independence went dark during an internet blackout in Iran. Well, that’s one way to identify fake accounts and misinformation campaigns. [...]
University spokesperson says Genevieve Bell’s account had ‘liked’ posts she had never seen before about Julie Bishop and Gaza Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian National University (ANU) has contacted authorities about a possible hacking incident after its vice-chancellor’s account …
How to prove your identity after your account gets hacked and how to improve security for the future Phone lost or stolen? Practical steps to restore peace of mind UK passport lost or stolen? Here are the steps you need to take Your Facebook or Instagram account can be …
Discord is testing the feature: “We’re currently running tests in select regions to age-gate access to certain spaces or user settings,” a spokesperson for Discord said in a statement. “The information shared to power the age verification method is only used for the one-time age verification process and …