5G Masts Burned in Coronavirus Panic
Fake news stories circulated on WhatsApp claim that the coronavirus epidemic began in Wuhan because it was the first city with a 5G network.
Australia Considers Copyright Reform for Digital Platforms
The Australian public enquiry is the first of its kind, so will likely influence decisions made by other authorities around the world.
Who Assures Facebook Customers?
There are literally billions of bots masquerading as real users on Facebook, but no government or regulator protects Facebook customers from being wrongly billed.
BlackBerry’s Messenger Finally Shuts Down
BBM was launched in 2005 and was the first of its kind, but it suffered terminal decline as consumers switched to other messaging services.
The Human Consequences of Content Moderation
Would you be willing to sift through the most abusive and wretched social media posts? A recent exposé tells the stories of outsourced contractors who filter content for Facebook.
The Pros and Cons of Regulating Web Content
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has joined the chorus demanding more regulation of the net globally, but are UK proposals tantamount to imposing a press regulator by the back door?
Italian Court Holds Facebook Liable for Links to Unlicensed Videos
The Court awarded damages of EUR30,000 after Facebook failed to rapidly remove links to the video of a song.
US Military Intelligence Agent Helped Iranian Facebook Spearphishing Campaign
Targets were invited to ‘friend’ a Facebook profile that looked like it belonged to a colleague.
Fraudsters Make Mystery Music for Spotify
Spotify refuse to comment about whether they paid musicians whose songs were only played because user playlists had been hacked.
Should Social Networks Do More to Stop Account Takeover?
Not unless users do more to protect themselves.