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@sonaliranade

@sonaliranade
16 posts
2022-01-29
“But the tech giant didn't have the entire picture. What Facebook didn't appear to know was that the attack on a U.S. phone number, far from being an assault by a foreign power, was part of the NSO demonstrations to the F.B.I. of Phantom” https://www.nytimes.com/... Don't miss.
2022-01-29 View on X
New York Times

An investigation into the rise of NSO's Pegasus shows its widespread use by the CIA, UAE, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and others; the FBI bought but didn't use it

Firstly, welcome to my new blog!  (Or is it a “newsletter”?) Tweets: Eva / @evacide : Here I am, having taken to my fainting couch, wearing my finest clutching pearls, because NSO ...

2022-01-28
“But the tech giant didn't have the entire picture. What Facebook didn't appear to know was that the attack on a U.S. phone number, far from being an assault by a foreign power, was part of the NSO demonstrations to the F.B.I. of Phantom” https://www.nytimes.com/... Don't miss.
2022-01-28 View on X
New York Times

An investigation into the rise of NSO's Pegasus shows its widespread use by the CIA, UAE, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and others; the FBI bought but didn't use it

A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains around the world from NSO's Pegasus spyware — a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.

2022-01-24
The capacity for content, wrote Allera, 1S not infinite and “the exponential growth of data will, in the future, pass what we can reasonably be expected to build or indeed expect consumers to have to pay for.” https://www.ft.com/... I think streaming videos is very wasteful.
2022-01-24 View on X
Financial Times

Virtual worlds, with immersive experiences in the metaverse, will need far more network capacity than what is currently available in homes around the world

Good morning gamers.  Is Microsoft turning into Thanos? Shailendra Singh Bisht / So, What's the Big News ? : Call of Duty or Candy Crush? Abhishek Anand Singh / The Next Millionair...

2021-10-25
“Facebook found that over 40 percent of top views, or impressions, in the Indian state of West Bengal were “fake/inauthentic.” One inauthentic account had amassed more than 30 million impressions.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Poopganda factories managers will be proud.
2021-10-25 View on X
Washington Post

Sources detail Zuckerberg's decisions putting growth over safety, like censoring “anti-state” posts in Vietnam and opposing a US voting info center in Spanish

Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg faced a choice: Comply with demands from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party …

“But in Hindi and Bengali, it still did not have enough data to adequately police the content, and much of the content targeting Muslims “is never flagged or actioned,” the Facebook report said.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
2021-10-25 View on X
New York Times

Internal docs detail Facebook's struggles with violence-inciting content in India, including failure to designate some politically-connected groups as dangerous

good and bad. This has risks (as these leaks show) but are the only honest way to tackle the problem. Would love to see the same from https://abc.xyz/ Thomas Baekdal / @baekdal : I...

“But in Hindi and Bengali, it still did not have enough data to adequately police the content, and much of the content targeting Muslims “is never flagged or actioned,” the Facebook report said.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
2021-10-25 View on X
Washington Post

Sources detail Zuckerberg's decisions putting growth over safety, like censoring “anti-state” posts in Vietnam and opposing a US voting info center in Spanish

Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg faced a choice: Comply with demands from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party …

“Facebook found that over 40 percent of top views, or impressions, in the Indian state of West Bengal were “fake/inauthentic.” One inauthentic account had amassed more than 30 million impressions.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Poopganda factories managers will be proud.
2021-10-25 View on X
New York Times

Internal docs detail Facebook's struggles with violence-inciting content in India, including failure to designate some politically-connected groups as dangerous

good and bad. This has risks (as these leaks show) but are the only honest way to tackle the problem. Would love to see the same from https://abc.xyz/ Thomas Baekdal / @baekdal : I...

2021-10-24
“Facebook found that over 40 percent of top views, or impressions, in the Indian state of West Bengal were “fake/inauthentic.” One inauthentic account had amassed more than 30 million impressions.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Poopganda factories managers will be proud.
2021-10-24 View on X
New York Times

Internal docs detail Facebook's struggles with violence-inciting content in India, including failure to designate some politically-connected groups as dangerous

Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in the country, the company's biggest market.

“But in Hindi and Bengali, it still did not have enough data to adequately police the content, and much of the content targeting Muslims “is never flagged or actioned,” the Facebook report said.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
2021-10-24 View on X
New York Times

Internal docs detail Facebook's struggles with violence-inciting content in India, including failure to designate some politically-connected groups as dangerous

Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in the country, the company's biggest market.

2021-09-17
Life is getting tougher for independent voices ;-) https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-17 View on X
Financial Times

China is cracking down on pessimistic financial blogs and social media accounts, as well as fraudulent ones; analysts worry independent voices will be silenced

Financial Times : Tweets: @chigrl , @depappas , @gordongchang , @carnage4life , @fritz844 , @sonaliranade , @campuscodi , and @gonglei89 See also Mediagazer Tweets: Tracy / @chigr...

2021-08-03
Somehow authoritarians never understand why they destroy value by assuming they know best. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-03 View on X
Wall Street Journal

After Chinese state media criticized online gaming as “opium for the mind” in a now-deleted article, Tencent announces stricter rules for young users

Shares of NetEase and Bilibili also suffer steep falls  —  Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd. and rivals plummeted Tuesday …

Somehow authoritarians never understand why they destroy value by assuming they know best. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-03 View on X
Bloomberg

An in-depth look at the political motivations behind China's tech crackdown, as Xi pursues progressive authoritarianism at the expense of international capital

Bloomberg :

2020-11-10
He provided the model for BJP IT Cell. https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-10 View on X
Washington Post

Facebook removed seven pages, with over 2.45 million followers, tied to Steve Bannon for pushing misinformation about voter fraud and election results

The pages, which promoted the ‘Stop the Steal’ effort and other misleading messages related to the election, were removed over the weekend …

2020-08-31
Farm robots have been given a huge boost as Covid-19 causes shortage of labour for agriculture. https://www.ft.com/...
2020-08-31 View on X
Financial Times

Dealroom: VC investment in farm automation startups is up 40% year-to-date, amid a shortage of agricultural workers during the pandemic

Emiko Terazono / Financial Times : Tweets: @sub8u , @smallrobotco , @dealroomco , and @sonaliranade Tweets: Subrahmanyam Kvj / @sub8u : Constant shortage of workers coupled with t...

2020-07-01
This is the stuff of cyber wars that @PravinSawhney keeps warning us about. Read how Huawei used hacks to steal Nortel's networking technology over years to help build its own networking business. https://www.bloomberg.com/... There is lot of truth to this account.
2020-07-01 View on X
Bloomberg

Canadian Intelligence officials say China hacked Nortel, once a world leader in wireless tech, starting in the late 1990s, to promote companies like Huawei

Nortel was once a world leader in wireless technology.  Then came a hack and the rise of Huawei. Tweets: @wicary , @sonaliranade , @iancapstick , and @zichenwanghere Tweets: Stephe...

2020-06-01
When you don't really have a product that sells itself, you do need a million influencers to brain-wash people. The end is nigh. https://twitter.com/...
2020-06-01 View on X
Bloomberg

Alibaba debuts AliExpress Connect, a service to pair influencers with brands and merchants, hoping to attract 100,000+ creators this year with a focus on Europe

the global equivalent of Taobao — has launched a matchmaking service to pair social media infuencers with brands looking to market their products. Comissions can be based on how mu...