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2024-03-16

US House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok Nationwide

The US Government’s House of Representatives has recently passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok.

2024-02-23

X Taking Payments From Terrorists

Verified Terrorist: Twitter / X allegedly granted subscription benefits to several proscribed groups which are banned from operating in the US.

2024-02-09

Facebook Changed the World

Global Social Impact: By monetising its users' personal data, Facebook proved that collecting our likes and dislikes is extremely lucrative.

2024-01-30

Deep Fake Images of Taylor Swift Taken Down

Explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift have been removed from X / Twitter in the latest example of the proliferation of fake pornography.

2024-01-27

Major Data Breach Affects Twitter, LinkedIn & Weibo

Personal data of millions of users at risk after cyber security experts uncovered what some are describing as the biggest data breach of all time.

2023-12-28

European Union Charges Twitter X With Breaking The Law

Illegal Content & Disinformation: The EU is taking regulatory action against Twitter X under its recently implemented Digital Services Act.

2023-11-28

Spy Agencies Are Hiring Via LinkedIn

Chinese espionage agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try to recruit US citizens with access to government & commercial secrets.

2023-11-09

British Online Safety Act Is Now Law

Reducing Harmful Social Media Content: A zero-tolerance approach to protecting children while giving adults more choices over what they see online.

2023-10-25

The Information War In Gaza & Israel

Disinformation & Hate Speech: In the absence of reliable news on events in Gaza, social media has been playing a big part in filling the gaps.

2023-10-20

Revealed: CIA Using TwitterX To Recruit Spies

A fault on the CIA’s official TwitterX account has been exploited by a cyber security researcher to hijack a channel used for recruiting spies.

2023-10-17

Israel & Hamas: EU Issues TikTok A Warning

Fake News & Disinformation: The European Union has issued letters to top social media executives over a flood of misinformation on their platforms.

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