Facebook hack proves we need new user authentication methods

Just when you thought Facebook has put the worst of its troubles behind, the social media giant revealed on Friday that it had experienced a new security incident that possibly affected 90 million users. дальше »

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Reddcoin (RDD) has become a barren wasteland

ReddCoin is a “social currency” that gives holders the ability to reward creators of content on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit with RDD coins. Volunteer developers are reportedly targeting other high-profile social media sites including Facebook. дальше »

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Mark Zuckerberg really wants you to know he reads the New York Times

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today held a press call to talk about the company’s 2nd Community Standards Enforcement report. It was supposed to last 45 minutes, but it ended up nearly 2 hours long thanks to an extended – and very entertaining – interactive session with the national news media. дальше »

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Instagram’s new dashboard tells you how much time you waste in the app

Like we anticipated in August, Instagram has rolled out a dashboard that lets you set daily time limits for using the app, and an option to temporarily mute push notifications. This is in line with the ongoing attempts by Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, to introduce new features in its apps to to help users fight social media addiction. дальше »

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This tool is like Buffer for Instagram stories

Stories are short, ephemeral blobs of content — videos and pictures, mostly — which Snapchat popularized in 2013, followed by Instagram, Facebook, and… er… Skype. But for all their popularity, there aren’t that many good ways to create and manage them at scale. дальше »

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Facebook’s AI knows how likely you are to evacuate during a hurricane

Facebook AI Research (FAIR) recently conducted a big data study to determine whether social media ties play a role in people’s decision whether to evacuate affected areas during a hurricane. And, according to the research, those with the most “social capital” were more likely to heed official warnings and flee. дальше »

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SATOS Exchange Proves Nothing Will Stop Their Ads, Opting For A Bus Instead Of Online Promotions

Facebook and Google have truly put a damper on the way that cryptocurrency companies are able to advertise to consumers, especially considering the millions of people on social media. This ban has made it crucial for companies to become more creative in their efforts to publicize their ICOs and their exchanges. The SATOS cryptocurrency exchange […] дальше »

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Brands pour billions of dollars into Facebook advertising, but the social media giant isn’t going to last forever. So, where will those dollars go in the future? The only viable choice is creativity. дальше »

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Twitter’s privacy settings, explained

Twitter is one of the most open social media platforms on the web, which is why it might be easier to ignore the privacy settings. Admittedly, Twitter doesn’t offer the level of granular control as, for example, Facebook. дальше »

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Bloom Blockchain Banned From Posting Any Advertisements On Facebook, Suspicion Ensues

Facebook has been becoming more aggressive in restricting cryptocurrency products and platforms from advertising on their social media website, though the journey to do so has been varied. For 2017 and earlier, there did not seem to be any type of ban, which could have helped along the progress that the crypto market saw through […] дальше »

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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive

As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »

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Facebook Bans Bloom Ads: Confusion or Fear of Competition?

Facebook banned the ads from blockchain startup Bloom, saying that the latter promoted misleading financial services, but Bloom co-founder thinks the social media giant is afraid of competition. дальше »

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Facebook fined 0.001% of its 2017 revenue for Cambridge Analytica scandal

One of 201800 — was issued by the UK Information Commissioner‘s Office today and cements the initial ruling in July, the Guardian reports. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the fine is pocket change for the social media giant. дальше »

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David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”

David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. дальше »

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Here’s the step-by-step guide to building profitable social media marketing strategies — and it’s under $20

It’s not enough to know your way around posting to Facebook anymore. You can learn the real ways of 2018 marketing in the social sphere with the complete Silicon Valley Social Media Marketing Certification Course training. дальше »

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Here’s why we rage about religion on Facebook

On Christmas Day last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his website to tell the world that he was not an atheist any more. In this way, the billionaire used Facebook to express his feelings about religion, like many social media users before him. дальше »

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Facebook and Twitter Beware — Censorship-Resistant Social Media Is Here

Over the past few months, Bitcoin Cash developers have been creating applications that are similar to social media and forum platforms like Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter. Anyone in the world can use these Bitcoin Cash-powered applications such as Memo, Blockpress, Keyport, and Matter which offer censorship-resistant versions of these social media giants. дальше »

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New Zealand PM Used As Pawn In Fake News Site

Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand has had her face used by a fake news site in order to promote articles aimed at Facebook to encourage a crypto startup. A local media source, ‘Stuff’ reported on Friday that multiple sponsored posts have recently been promoted on Facebook by using the likeness of the New Zealand PM with headlines such as New Investment Plan For Kiwis which were targeted at several different age groups around the country. дальше »

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Facebook Purge Continues: 559 Pages, 251 Accounts Removed Ahead of US Elections

Facebook’s Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Cybersecurity Policy, and Oscar Rodriguez, Product Manager, announced that “Today, we’re removing 559 pages and 251 accounts that have consistently broken our rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior. дальше »

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Litecoin Will Fly If It Makes The Most Of Social Media

The pursuit for cryptocurrency adoption seems to focus on three major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. Indeed, this isn’t to disregard the likes of XRP and Stellar, both of which also provide a solid use in mainstream society, however in terms of worldwide societal adoption, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin tend to be the go-to currencies. дальше »

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Why social media payments and cryptocurrencies could be perfect partners

In late August, messaging giant LINE launched its own proprietary blockchain, the LINK chain, and its own cryptocurrency, the LINK token. While LINE is the first publicly traded company to have launched its own blockchain mainnet, it isn’t the first social media network to embrace cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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TRON Still Best Performer Against BTC, XRP & ETH

In recent months, TRON has seen some slight upward movement and currently sits at number eleven on the top 100 cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap. September is where TRON really found its legs as it was listed on the Crypto Exchange Platform. дальше »

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Why trying to regulate social media is a political mess

Free speech is a key aspect of the internet, but it has become increasingly obvious that many online will push that freedom to extremes, leaving website comment sections, Twitter feeds and Facebook groups awash with racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise unpalatable opinions and vitriolic views, and obscene or shocking images or videos. дальше »

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Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Used on the Dark Web to Buy Stolen Facebook Accounts

The Independent, a media news site, reported Sept. 29 that Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, discovered another embarrassing hack in mid-September, just a few months after the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal. дальше »

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Hackers Sell Stolen Facebook Accounts On The Dark Web For Bitcoin (BTC And BCH)

The dark web is the hub of stolen information that usually includes social media accounts, credit cards and many others. After Facebook confirmed that multiple user accounts on its social network had been breached by hackers, batches of related credentials surfaced on the dark web. дальше »

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Brave CEO Pens Letter to Senate Committee Asking for GDPR-Like Privacy Regulation

Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States. дальше »

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The ‘female blackout’ protest didn’t work — it silenced women

Over the weekend, a viral post flooded women’s Facebook inboxes urging them to participate in a “blackout” on Facebook. Women were asked to protest against domestic violence and spread awareness of the issue by replacing their profile pictures with a completely black image and leave the social media platform for 13 hours. дальше »

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EU’s new copyright law will cement the dominance of tech giants

The new European Union Copyright Directive, passed recently by the European parliament after a vociferous campaign both for and against, has been described by its advocates as Europe striking a blow against US tech giants in the battle for control of copyrighted content online. дальше »

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3 obvious ways your life will be improved by using social media less

Many of us spend hours every day tethered to our devices, pawing at the screen to see if it will deliver a few more likes or emails, monitoring the world and honing our online presence. Social networking platforms such as Whatsapp, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are supposed to make us feel more connected. дальше »

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Bans aren’t the answer to problematic social media accounts

Across the United States, millions of progressives and proponents for equality cheered (or at least had a good chuckle) earlier this month when Facebook, Apple, Spotify, and YouTube collectively banned alt-right conspiracy theorist and hate speech-spewing Alex Jones from their respective platforms. дальше »

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Will the algorithmic timeline be the death of social media?

Remember when social media was about posting on a whim without any hidden agenda or transparent humblebrag? Those were the days of endlessly scrolling through your Facebook timeline until you caught up with the latest updates from your friends and family. дальше »

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Cutting through the Hype: Is Facebook really at Risk of Being Toppled by Blockchain Technology?

In the past ten years, Facebook has grown from a mere social media platform to one of the biggest internet companies the world has ever seen. With its recent acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, it has comfortably positioned itself in the minds of over two billion people. дальше »

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Billions Of Dollars In Advertising Spend Is Wasted Each Year, Here’s How It Can Be Fixed

Image Source: The Drum With an increasingly online-focused economy, many of the resources on the internet today remain free to access for consumers. Things like Google’s email platform, YouTube for entertainment, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat for social media, all provide value to consumers completely free of charge, or free with the option to upgrade (think YouTube Red, G Suite, etc. дальше »

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I dismantled Google’s tracking systems — here’s what happened

Recent scandals surrounding how the world’s largest tech companies and social media platforms make use of the data they collect from consumers have led many people, myself among them, to investigate the devices and digital services they use without a second thought each day. дальше »

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Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook needs help protecting the elections

We’re now less than two months out from the US midterm elections, and the pre-emptive assurances about security from social media sites, particularly Facebook, are now colored by a sense of urgency. дальше »

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Social Media Crypto Projects Like Reddcoin (RDD) Should Thrive In The USA

There is a disparity between how lawmakers in the US regulate the financial sector and the tech sector. An established banking industry makes it a hard climate for newcomers to succeed. Tech giants, like Facebook, Twitter, and Google exploit their position in a still nascent industry (as well as regulators’ ignorance) to enjoy limited oversight […] The post Social Media Crypto Projects Like Reddcoin (RDD) Should Thrive In The USA appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Social media is the source of the Infowars problem, not the solution

The swirling maelstrom of fake news and absurd conspiracy theories that’s surrounded the ongoing Infowars mess has perplexed today’s leading social media platforms like no other, and major companies like Twitter are still struggling to formulate a game plan for handling these situations in the future. дальше »

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Op Ed: DApps Can Increase Audience Engagement for Creators and Influencers

Many of us are familiar with the term “DApp,” which stands for “decentralized application. ”Foundationally, a DApp is an application that runs using blockchain technology on a decentralized network of computers instead of on a central database. дальше »

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Сестра Марка Цукерберга присоединится к экспертному совету блокчейна Huobi

Рэнди уже давно не работает на Facebook и в последнее время занимается управлением собственного проекта под названием Zuckerbeg Media, который делает медиаконтент для таких крупнейших организаций, как ООН дальше »

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Jihan Wu, Randi Zuckerberg Join Huobi Blockchain Advisory Committee

Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is one of eight industry experts that have joined the Huobi cryptocurrency exchange in an advisory role. Zuckerberg worked at Facebook for more than six years where she served as a spokesperson as well as a marketing director. She later left the social media giant to […] дальше »

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TRON Announces New Social Media dApp TronChat

TRON CEO Justin Sun has just announced plans for a new blockchain-based social media platform called TronChat. The new dApp will be built on TRON’s recently announced TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) and will be offering TRX token rewards to its users. дальше »

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Is Social Trading the Next Big Thing?

The penetration and adoption of the internet have made it the go-to tool for all social interactions, with people both known and unknown. Social media, a relatively new umbrella term has become common talk ever since Facebook, Twitter and other “social media” platforms came into existence. дальше »

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Сестра Марка Цукерберга присоединилась к экспертной комиссии Huobi Chain

Сестра создателя социальной сети Facebook Марка Цукерберга Рэнди вошла в список экспертной комиссии блокчейн-платформы Huobi Chain от разработчиков криптовалютной биржи Huobi Pro. Ранее Рэнди Цукерберг занимала позицию старшего исполнительного директора Facebook, сейчас руководит собственной компанией Zuckerberg Media. дальше »

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Сестра Марка Цукерберга вступила в экспертный комитет Huobi Chain

Старшая сестра основателя Facebook Марка Цукерберга вошла в состав экспертно-консультативного комитета Huobi Chain. Рэнди Цукерберг на данный момент также занимает пост главы контентной компании Zuckerberg Media, основанной ею пять лет назад. дальше »

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Сестра Марка Цукерберга вошла в состав экспертного совета Huobi

Биржа отправила «дружеский запрос» члену семьи Цукерберг и данный запрос был принят. Рэнди Цукерберг, старшая сестра основателя Facebook Марка Цукерберга, присоединилась к экспертно-консультативному комитету Huobi Chain. дальше »

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Facebook will remove 5,000 discriminatory ad options this fall

Facebook has recently come under fire for its discriminatory ad options. Yesterday the social media giant responded with a blog post outlining its plans to remove more than 5,000 ad targeting options in an attempt to prevent advertisers from discriminating against its users, in relation to religion or ethnicity. дальше »

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SoftBank Denies Reports of Bitmain Deal; Bitmain Still Silent

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has denied media reports of its involvement in a pre-IPO funding round of bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Bitmain. Last week, several media outlets had reported that SoftBank and Chinese internet giant Tencent were leading a pre-IPO funding round for Bitmain. дальше »

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EU to fine social media platforms that take more than 1 hour to remove extremist content

The European Union is reportedly planning to impose stricter regulations on social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter over the removal of online terrorist propaganda. The Financial Times reported on Sunday that according to new draft regulations to be published next month, the EU plans to impose fines on companies if terrorist content is not deleted within an hour of posting, abandoning its earlier approach of getting internet platforms to remove such content voluntarily. дальше »

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Could Facebook Really Be Building A Massive Crypto Related Project?

It’s no doubt that Facebook stands as the most popular and extensively used social media network in the world. As such, it enjoys a massive user base spanning billions – 2. 2 billion users, to be precise. дальше »

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5 Decentralized Social Media Sites To Help #DeleteFacebook

If data is the new oil, Facebook is the modern version of the Exxon Valdez. Fake news is big business, and it’s easy for central actors to use and abuse their users. Corporate astroturfers will pay handsomely for a well-used Reddit account or social media mention. дальше »

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