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ForkLog 15 23.08.2020

Database of 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts found online

Comparitech researchers found an exposed database containing almost 235 million profiles of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube users.

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ForkLog 12 10.08.2020

Facebook forms new payments division

Facebook has announced the creation of a new division focused on the company's payments initiatives. The new group is led by Libra project co-founder David Marcus, according to Bloomberg.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1162 27.07.2020

How Centralized Social Media are Forced to Censor Content: Facebook Case

Key takeaways: Advertisers boycott Facebook for allegedly facilitating hate speech following Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to moderate Donald Trump’s post. Facebook is under increasing pressure to revise its content moderation policies. Centralized social networks are vulnerable to external pressure when it comes to moderation. This can potentially lead to infringement of freedom of speech, with Facebook […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 537 13.07.2020

Trump Acknowledges 2018 Cyberattack Against Russian Troll Farm

The U.S. president has acknowledged that the U.S. Cyber Command launched a cyberattack on a Russian media company Internet Research Agency back in 2018. The agency is colloquially known as the “troll farm” that had gained international fame through the interference of the 2016 presidential election and 2018 midterms.

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Krzysztof Shpak 724 08.07.2020

Voice Social Media App Goes Live, Dan Larimer Shares Glimpse of New World Order

Block.one, the company behind EOS project, has finally launched the Voice social network on July 4, the platform’s CEO Salah Zalatimo announced.

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Krzysztof Shpak 830 02.07.2020

‘TikTok Spies On You and Transfers Data to Chinese Authorities.’ But Is It All That Bad?

Recently, the news broke that TikTok, a popular Chinese online platform and mobile app for sharing short-form mobile videos, collects user personal data in an amount unusual for a social media app.

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Krzysztof Shpak 821 16.06.2020

EARN IT Act: Savior of Children or Privacy Assassin?

In early March of 2020, the US Senate introduced the draft of the notorious EARN IT (Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies) Act.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1030 12.06.2020

Social Media Posts Can Get You Arrested, Now in the U.S.

The U.S. police are using social media to find people involved in looting and violence, as well as those who were going to get involved and posted about it. According to Politico, there are several currently unfolding cases, in which the police acted on hints taken from Facebook.

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Krzysztof Shpak 658 10.06.2020

Voice Launch Rushed in the Face of Legacy Social Media Crisis

Block.one, the company behind EOS project, will launch the Voice social network on July 4, the platform’s CEO Salah Zalatimo announced.

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Krzysztof Shpak 615 05.06.2020

Enlightened Despot: Is Google Fit to Tell Good from Evil?

For decades Google has been widely criticized for privacy breaches and turning its host of services into a perfect global surveillance mechanism. But it took a while until this global corporation owned up to the criticism, albeit silently.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1002 29.05.2020

Are Censorship Free Platforms Doomed to Become Den of Trolls? Gab’s Case

Free speech and censorship are household topics for every crypto nerd worth his or her salt. It is time that we touched upon this topic in earnest and dived into the inevitable controversy that stems from these conversations.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1027 24.05.2020

Intellectual Hygiene: Six Rules to Battle Fake News and Propaganda

Today I woke up to a message from my mom. In a very panicky tone, she said that the government has gone completely nuts and is going to pass a bill that qualifies everyone without a degree as a “commoner.” And, on top of that, those “commoners” will be prohibited from leaving the country.

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