Tag: social media
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An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-16/two-factor-authentication-codes-take-insecure-path-to-users?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MDA3MjI1NywiZXhwIjoxNzUwNjc3MDU3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFkzV1dEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJENTY5QzIyNzE4NUM0NkM4OTgxMjBGMUI2QTBFNDIwQSJ9.DVIEfSgG1GrhW7bcbImfrZ2LeYhkmPbTC9SlfwmVe-g&leadSource=uverify%20wall more ›
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Digital platforms capitalize on users’ labor, often disguising essential contributions as casual activities or consumption, regardless of users’ recognition of their efforts. Data annotation, content creation, and engagement with advertising… more ›
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After a decade or so of the general sentiment being in favor of the internet and social media as a way to enable more speech and improve the marketplace of… more ›
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If there’s one thing I’d hoped people had learned going into the next four years of Donald Trump as president, it’s that spending lots of time online posting about what… more ›
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Spotify is a renowned streaming app that enables users to listen to songs & podcasts. Podcast listening is a great way for listeners to discover enriching content across a variety… more ›
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Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment. https://restofworld.org/2025/tiktok-algorithm-shopping-china/ more ›
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Last week at Vox Media’s Code conference, Evan Spiegel, Snap’s CEO, touched upon the various pain points that currently afflict the developer behind Snapchat, resulting last month in the company… more ›
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TikTok sponsored an inauguration-eve bash for content creators, proving that the stigma around being MAGA on social media is gone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-donald-trump-inauguration-party-maga-1235241317/ more ›
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For the past two decades, most online discourse has occurred on a handful of social media platforms. Their dominion seemed unshakeable. The question wasn’t when a challenger to Twitter or… more ›
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An AI-generated ad for cleaning wipes has driven the internet insane. In December of last year, Ariel, a 24-year-old content creator in New Jersey, received a message from a French… more ›