Trump’s Truth Social Is A Cesspool of QAnon Conspiracies

In a 2020 Trump town hall in Miami, scheduled after Trump refused to commit to a virtual presidential debate: NBC host Savannah Guthrie asked if he would denounce the theory and “just say it’s crazy and not true”, Trump responded: “I don’t know about QAnon.” Guthrie suggested to Trump that he did actually know about the … Read more

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Cybersecurity, Corporate Surveillance & Crypto. How Safe Are We? (video)

In the US, there is little or no Internet regulation to protect the privacy of the unassuming public or to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated through social media. Consumers are left to ferret out scams and misinformation on their own. The highly unregulated landscape of Internet-based commerce and finance is the ideal breeding ground for risky, get-rich-quick schemes. Enter cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain.

Facebook Suffers Outage Day After Whistleblower Exposes Societal Harms Caused by Facebook

Above image: h/t Salon, Facebook played huge role in fueling Capitol riot, watchdogs say. (January 2021). CNN reports, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down: Facebook’s week just went from bad to worse. Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. “We’re aware that some people … Read more