2022-02-14
The Trucker protests are really testing the terms we have to describe online manipulation. Not only are there organic elements, but also foreign funding through campaigns, copycat groups and pages administered from other countries, right-wing US media advocating for them...
Grid News
A review of 80K+ Freedom Convoy 2022 donations reveals a Bangladeshi digital marketing firm was behind two of the biggest Facebook groups promoting the events
This from Renee hits the nail on the head of exactly what I'm getting at and describes it in a much more nuanced and informative way. https://twitter.com/...
Grid News
A review of 80K+ Freedom Convoy 2022 donations reveals a Bangladeshi digital marketing firm was behind two of the biggest Facebook groups promoting the events
2022-02-13
The Trucker protests are really testing the terms we have to describe online manipulation. Not only are there organic elements, but also foreign funding through campaigns, copycat groups and pages administered from other countries, right-wing US media advocating for them...
Grid News
A review of 80K+ Freedom Convoy 2022 donations reveals a Bangladeshi digital marketing firm was behind two of the biggest Facebook groups promoting the events
As American politicians call for stateside convoys, a Grid investigation finds signs that foreign actors, QAnon and hate pervade the movement's support.
This from Renee hits the nail on the head of exactly what I'm getting at and describes it in a much more nuanced and informative way. https://twitter.com/...
Grid News
A review of 80K+ Freedom Convoy 2022 donations reveals a Bangladeshi digital marketing firm was behind two of the biggest Facebook groups promoting the events
As American politicians call for stateside convoys, a Grid investigation finds signs that foreign actors, QAnon and hate pervade the movement's support.
2021-10-19
Easy fix: release all the documents. https://twitter.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Internal documents: Facebook's AI has minimal success enforcing its rules against problematic content, including removing an estimated 3%-5% of hate speech
Wall Street Journal :
2021-01-29
WhatsApp comms has the same energy as someone who was caught cheating and is begging for their partner to come back to them. https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Facebook adds opt-in biometric fingerprint, face, or iris scan authentication for WhatsApp on desktop and the web
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
2020-02-23
Your WhatsApp groups may not be as secure as you think they are. The “Invite to Group via Link” feature allows groups to be indexed by Google and they are generally available across the internet. With some wildcard search terms you can easily find some... interesting... groups. https://twitter.com/...
VICE
WhatsApp lets some private group chat invite links get indexed by search engines like Google, allowing anyone to join
Joseph Cox / VICE :
2020-02-22
Your WhatsApp groups may not be as secure as you think they are. The “Invite to Group via Link” feature allows groups to be indexed by Google and they are generally available across the internet. With some wildcard search terms you can easily find some... interesting... groups. https://twitter.com/...
VICE
WhatsApp lets some private group chat invite links get indexed by search engines like Google, allowing anyone to join
Joseph Cox / VICE :