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What Facebook's Privacy Policies Don't Tell You
2.2.2021
Folks, I’m gonna be honest with you. Over my (short) tenure covering digital privacy, I’ve seen my fair share of deeply shitty tech companies pulling deeply shitty stunts in attempts to profit off our personal data. Facebook is one of the names that comes up most frequently here, and that’s...
Robinhood reportedly shelves IPO plans in wake of GameStop PR disaster
2.2.2021
An IPO is reportedly off the cards for now as Robinhood continues to deal with the fallout from the GameStop saga, and the resultant plunge in public confidence
Facebook roste. Jeho aplikace každý měsíc používá skoro polovina všech lidí planety
1.2.2021
Pro Facebook byl loňský rok rekordní. Zaznamenal nejlepší finanční výsledky v historii, opět vyrostla i jeho uživatelská základna. Firma v posledním čtvrtletí utržila 28 miliard dolarů (33% meziroční růst), čistý zisk pak navýšila o 53 % na 11,2 miliardy. Za celý rok pak Facebook utržil
BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack
29.1.2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only central banks should be issuing digital...
A Look at Facebook’s Diem Wallet- Token Sale Accepts 3 Cryptos, Strict KYC, Hefty Data Collection
29.1.2021
During the last two years, there’s been a lot of interest in Facebook’s cryptocurrency diem (formally libra) and rumors of a nearing launch date went viral last November. Now the social media giant is advertising the crypto asset’s pre-sale heavily on the platform, as people...
Discord's r/WallStreetBets Ban Wasn't A Conspiracy, Just A Demonstration Of Platforms' Power
28.1.2021
After a wild ride that took it off the tracks and onto the goddamn Rainbow Road from Mario Kart, the GameStop stock train appears to finally be pulling back into the station. People are blaming market manipulation from stock trading apps like Robinhood for this, but they’re also lumping in a name...
Privacy-Centric Messaging App Signal Experiments With Stellar-Based Mobilecoin Project
28.1.2021
One of the most popular privacy-centric messaging applications Signal has seen explosive growth during the last two months over things like the Whatsapp acquisition and the recent Big Tech censorship. According to a number of reports, the company has been experimenting with monetization and more...
Australia's eSafety Commissioner touts blockchain as a solution to trolls
28.1.2021
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has suggested blockchain-based digital IDs as a potential solution to fight online abuse and trolling
Ripple ran crypto's most expensive lobbying program in 2020
25.1.2021
Per the latest in lobbying disclosures, Ripple Labs shelled out on its lobbying on legislation looking to change treatment of crypto under securities laws
Cyberpunk 2077’s dystopian future can be avoided with blockchain tech
24.1.2021
The rising influence of Big Tech may make Cyberpunk 2077’s future our reality, but there is a chance to fight it with blockchain technology
Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship Isn’t Directed Solely at Trump Supporters
23.1.2021
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover, even after President Biden’s first few days in office, social...
Why Everyone From Square to Facebook Is Now Hosting the Bitcoin White Paper
21.1.2021
The uploads come in response to legal threats by Craig Wright
Noise.cash: Social Microblogging App Fueled by Bitcoin Cash Tips Gathers Traction
18.1.2021
For quite some time now, bitcoin cash users have been leveraging the web portal read.cash in order to write blog posts, connect with like-minded individuals, and earn bitcoin cash for providing popular content. Now the creators of read.cash have introduced another application called noise.cash...
Facebook si spletl fanoušky Falloutu s radikály a zakázal je. Už podruhé
17.1.2021
Facebooková skupina fanoušků videohry Fallout 76 byla provozovateli sociální sítě během čtyř měsíců již podruhé zakázaná. Název Free States Militia ve spojení s častými příspěvky o zbraních a útocích, totiž automatické algoritmy opakovaně vyhodnocují jako nebezpečné
Law Decoded: The guard changes, and with it, the tweets, Jan. 8–15
15.1.2021
Accompanying the presidential transition are some major questions about the role of social media in society and politics
First Mover: Forget Facebook’s Stablecoin. Now It’s $700B Bitcoin In the Crosshairs
14.1.2021
Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple months to a market value of more than $700 billion is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators.
Lidé se vracejí na Měsíc. Založili jsme facebookovou skupinu s novinkami a diskuzemi k programu Artemis
13.1.2021
Crypto Industry’s Favorite Messaging App Telegram Surpasses 500 Million Active Users
13.1.2021
Telegram, a popular messaging app within the cryptocurrency space, surpassed 500 million monthly active users during the first week of January, according to Telegram chief executive officer Pavel Durov. In the last 72 hours, said Durov, the app has seen a massive surge in new users, with...
Crypto leaders worry over threat from ‘big tech’ censorship
13.1.2021
Social media users are leaving traditional providers in droves in favor of more independent platforms over fears of unwarranted data collection, censorship, and refusal of service
Facebook opět přitvrzuje. Zakázal větu „stop the steal“ a příspěvky maže
12.1.2021
Zákaz prezidenta Donalda Trumpa na sociálních sítích byl teprve začátek. Alespoň to tak začíná vypadat. Facebook se rozhodl mazat veškerý obsah, který obsahuje větu „stop the steal“, tedy narativ podporovaný současným šéfem Bílého domu, že uplynulé prezidentské volby byly zfalšované. Na blogu