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2022-05-31

Twitter Fined $150m For Selling User Data

While Twitter had undertaken not to give personal information about users to advertisers, the social media company broke its promise. 

2022-05-17

Elon Musk's Deal To Buy Twitter Comes To A Standstill

Twitter is having problems calculating just how many fake accounts are on their platform and it could be Elon Musk wants to renegotiate the terms.

2022-05-13

Wanted: Access To Social Media Data

Despite its enormous influence and large scale manipulation by malicious actors, Social Media remains opaque and resistant to detailed analysis.

2022-05-04

Hackers Are Blasting Facebook Users With Phishing Emails

A False Sense Of Urgency: A large scale phishing campaign is targeting Facebook users to steal their passwords & other personal information.

2022-04-27

European Union Has Rules On Illegal Online Content

The EU Digital Services Act will give effect to the principle that what is illegal offline, should be illegal online, with very big penalties.

2022-04-27

Twitter, Free Speech & Disinformation

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter might mean the site will do even less to moderate extremism, hate speech, fake news and disinformation.

2022-04-26

Elon Musk's Deal To Buy Twitter

Twitter is in the final stages of negotiation for the innovative automotive & space billionaire to buy the social media platform. What's next?

2022-04-25

Half Of Phishing Emails Target LinkedIn Accounts

User Beware: The professional networking website is one of the most popular brands targeted by cyber criminals in phishing attacks.

2022-04-21

Algorithms, Lies & Social Media

Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century.

2022-04-06

The Metaverse Will Have An Impact On Privacy & Security

As augmented reality platforms develop into the Metaverse, users are going to be presented with entirely new categories of security risk.

2022-04-08

The British Online Harms Bill Takes Shape

There will be new rules for social media and the regulator Ofcom will have powers to fine firms or block access to sites that fail to comply.

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