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2019-10-11

Google Creates Video Tools To Fight Deepfakes

Google has released a database of 3,000 deepfakes to help researchers build the tools needed to take down harmful fake videos.

2019-10-11

Police Location App Used By Hong Kong Protesters Deleted

Apple has removed an app that protesters in Hong Kong have used to track police movements and tear gas use, saying the app 'violated its rules'.

2019-10-08

Top Twitter Executive Is A British Soldier

The senior Twitter executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East is a reserve officer in a British Army psychological warfare unit.

2019-10-04

Governments Urge Facebook To Create Backdoor Access To Encrypted Messages

The USA, United Kingdom and Australia are all asking Facebook to delay plans for end-to-end encryption across its messaging services.

2019-09-30

Organised Social Media Manipulation

The use of computational propaganda to shape public attitudes via social media has become main-stream, far beyond the actions of a few bad actors.

2019-09-18

Social Media Should Have Strict Privacy

Eighty percent of delegates attending Black Hat USA 2019 agree that more security and privacy laws are needed to protect social media users.

2019-08-28

Fact-Checking Comes To Instagram

Facebook has owned Instagram for seven years and is now expanding its existing independent 3rd party fact checker to Instagram.

2019-08-21

Pakistan Clashes With India In Cyberspace

Pakistan has unleashed a social media campaign to promote anti-India propaganda following a disagreement over the region of Kashmir.

2019-08-20

Foreign Cyber Intrusions On The USA

It’s not just happening on Election Day. Foreign governments are using social media to insert themselves into US politics “every single day'.

2019-08-09

FBI Turns To Social Media To Track Shooters

The US is growing used to the painful reality of the weaponisation of social media to cause harm. Now the FBI want to use it as an alerting tool.

2019-08-07

Fraudsters Target Social Media Influencers

Social media 'influencers' and other celebrities are being duped into endorsing bogus products, services and fake investment opportunities.

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