Showing all posts tagged Social Media
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Hackers Selling 200 Million Twitter Users’ Emails for $2
A threat actor could use data like this to conduct a variety of cyber attacks, including a phishing campaign.
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Twitter Chaos Helps Mastodon Reach 2.5 Million Users
The app’s CEO revealed the milestone in a blog post, while taking a jab at Musk’s censorship spree.
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POLL CLOSED: Over 10 million Twitter Users Vote for Musk to Quit
Musk has said he will abide by the results of the poll, which means he'll have to step down to keep his word.
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Musk Bans Mastodon and Journalists in Twitter Censorship U-Turn
As Musk cracks down on “doxxing”, popular accounts like @ElonJet have been barred.
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Microsoft Teams Announces Discord-Like Communities Features
Teams has launched this consumer-facing platform in hopes of building community among friends, family, and small businesses.
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Why Billionaire Elon Musk Won’t Pay Twitter’s Rent
As Twitter's financial woes continue, details emerge that not even the rent is getting paid at the company HQ.
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Texas Becomes Latest State to Ban TikTok on Government Devices
As the app's data collection and sharing policies continue to face scrutiny, further bans may be to come.
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Musk Turns Twitter into a Hotel for Burned Out Workers
As Twitter's advertisers drop like flies, Musk is encouraging overworked employees workers to sleep at the HQ.
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“Goblin Mode” Voted Oxford Word of the Year by Public
The term refers to people indulging in the slovenly behaviors we're taught to keep off our carefully curated social feeds.
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Twitter Replacement Hive Shuts Down Servers to Fix Security Flaws
Hive is dealing with serious security vulnerabilities. Is it still a good replacement for those leaving Twitter?
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Twitter Is No Longer Secure, According to Former Safety Chief
50 of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers have jumped ship, as concerns over the app's safety mount.
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Snap Follows Twitter and Demands Staff Return to the Office
Snap employees will need to be in the office four days a week starting in February of next year.
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TikTok Hopes Startups Can Breathe Life Into Its Shopping Struggles
Social commerce is a hugely lucrative industry in Asia but hasn't taken off in the US and Europe, despite Big Tech's efforts.
Aaron Drapkin -
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5.4 Million Twitter Users’ Info Now Available Online for Free
When first listed, the seller demanded $30,000 for the data - but now, it's being shared openly on hacking forums.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Twitter to Unban Racists, Homophobes and Covid Deniers Under Musk
Musk has also ditched his moderation committee plans, stating that social activist and political groups broke their deal.
Jack Turner -
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Everyone Is Searching for the True Twitter Alternative – It Doesn’t Exist
Twitter users want out following Musk's takeover - but none of the proposed alternatives are even close to viable.
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Twitter Is Hiring – Here’s What Candidates Can Expect
No free lunches, no remote work hours, and the constant threat of getting fired. Are you hardcore enough? Do you want to be?
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Amazon Shutters Secure Messaging App One Year After Purchase
The commercial version of the app will be closed, but government and enterprise versions will remain.
Jack Turner -
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Twitter Reinstates Trump and Kanye as Chaos Reigns Under Musk
With both figures previously banned for controversial statements, critics worry about a return to hate speech on Twitter.
Jack Turner -
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1,200 More Employees Leave Twitter as the World Cup Nears
Twitter bleeds another 1,200 employees, all while one of its busiest weekends of the year looms on the horizon.
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Twitter Is Working on End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages
One researcher spotted changes to Twitter for Android source code, which were then vaguely confirmed by CEO Elon Musk.
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