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If properly enforced, GDPR can solve social media’s biggest problems
From concerns about data sharing to the hosting of harmful content, every week seems to bring more clamour for new laws to regulate the technology giants and make the internet “safer”. But what if our existing data protection laws, at least in Europe, could achieve most of the job? Germany has already started introducing new legislation, enacting a law in 2018 that forces social media firms to remove hateful content. дальше »
2019-3-12 18:58 | |
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Facebook Could Land $19 Billion in Additional Revenue According to Barclays, Here’s Why
Social media mogul Facebook could be eyeing as much as $19 billion in additional revenue according to an internet analyst at Barclays. This could happen by 2021, should the company be able to successfully carry out its cryptocurrency project. дальше »
2019-3-12 18:07 | |
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Facebook’s Crypto To Bring In $19 Billion in Revenue, Barclays States
Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans could rake in $19 billion in revenue for the social media giant. This is according to Ross Sandler, an internet analyst with Barclays. In a note to investors, Sandler stated that ‘Facebook Coin’ provides a new and lucrative avenue for Facebook to dominate payments. дальше »
2019-3-12 17:29 | |
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Facebook’s “Crypto” Currency Expected to Add Up to $19 Billion in Revenue
According to a client note issued by Barclay’s internet analyst Ross Sandler, Facebook’s launch of its own digital currency could yield billions in additional revenue for the firm. The social network has been reportedly developing its own stable-coin, although precise details of the project remain limited. дальше »
2019-3-12 00:00 | |
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Can Blockstack’s Banter App finally Corral all your Crypto Media?
The Winklevoss Twins-backed decentralized internet project Blockstack announced the creation of a new social media platform called Banter. The Banter network can perform many of the actions popular in centralized social networks but is built on top of a decentralized blockchain-powered infrastructure, which comes with a unique set of advantages. дальше »
2019-3-10 16:00 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg plans to make Facebook more private with 6 key changes
Mark Zuckerberg wants to make Facebook less like a town square, and more like a living room. So he declares in a massive blog post earlier this week, a winding read on Facebook’s potential for change and the future of the internet altogether. дальше »
2019-3-9 01:51 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Talks About Bitcoin Adoption And His Fondness for Satoshi’s Whitepaper
Jack Dorsey might be one of the most polarising figures in the world currently. It is not because of his personality though, it is because of his social networking site Twitter. Twitter has become one of the most toxic spaces on the internet with keyboard warriors politicizing every issue under the sun. The site itself […] дальше »
2019-3-5 19:47 | |
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How enterprise social media like Slack can improve well-being in the workplace
We live in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous and showing no signs of slowing down. Whether in our professional or personal lives, the always-on, always-connected nature of life in 2019 seems to be unavoidable. дальше »
2019-3-3 16:30 | |
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No, Facebook’s ‘FaceCoin’ Will Be Nothing Like Bitcoin (Or Even a Cryptocurrency)
Facebook, Telegram, and Signal are reportedly planning to mint their own digital coins for their platform. But their centralized nature means that they won’t be censorship-resistant, decentralized and secure by design, unlike Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-3-2 05:00 | |
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‘Free Speech Money’ – Why Bitcoin is Ideal for Gab’s New Dissenter Platform
A new Reddit competitor called Gab Dissenter from Bitcoin-friendly social media network Gab. ai almost matched the daily active users on its first day of operations than all Ethereum DApps combined. дальше »
2019-2-27 12:00 | |
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Uganda loses 5 million internet users as a result of Social Media Tax
Half-way through 2018, Uganda introduced a Social Media (OTT) tax which required Ugandans to pay a tax if they wanted to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others. It turns out, based on released data by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the tax has had a significant impact on the number of internet users in the East Afrikan country resulting in a drop of 3 million internet users over a 3 month period. дальше »
2019-2-18 16:40 | |
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New Zealand to Slap ‘Digital Services Tax’ on Internet Giants Google, Facebook: Will this Antagonize the US?
Following the precedent set by some European countries such as Austria, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, New Zealand has indicated it will introduce a digital services tax. This is expected to affect internet giants such as Google and Facebook, according to the New Zealand Herald. дальше »
2019-2-18 16:00 | |
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Social Enterprises, Digital Tokens and the Future of Business
The world has changed so much in the last two decades. The Internet has made our lives hyper-connected. We have systems in place so that humanity as a whole co-exists on this planet. We identify ourselves by our nationalities, natural or man-made environment, region, cities, town, and neighborhood. дальше »
2019-2-7 20:04 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Stays Bullish About Bitcoin as Internet’s Currency on Joe Rogan’s Podcast
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of the popular social network Twitter, remains very bullish about Bitcoin (BTC) and its future. During Joe Rogan’s podcast, Mr. Dorsey, who is also the CEO of Square, said that he believes that Bitcoin will be the native currency of the internet. дальше »
2019-2-3 19:41 | |
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The clueless parent’s guide to understanding TikTok
In September last year, TikTok surpassed YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, and even Facebook in monthly App Store downloads. For a fringe social network, the kind most would assume occupies a second-tier of the internet’s social media hierarchy, you’d be forgiven for not noticing the app had become the internet’s most interesting network of creatives. дальше »
2019-2-1 02:10 | |
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Study shows we’re spending an insane amount of time online
Are we all addicted to the Internet? Maybe. The latest Digital 2019 report, from Hootsuite and We Are Social, shows we’re spending on average 6 hours and 42 minutes online each day. Half of that is spent on mobile devices. дальше »
2019-1-31 05:06 | |
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Digital trends 2019: Every single stat you need to know about the internet
We Are Social and Hootsuite’s latest collection of Global Digital reports reveals that internet users are growing by an average of more than one million new users every day, with all of the original ‘Next Billion Users’ now online. дальше »
2019-1-31 02:17 | |
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No, buying drugs via apps isn’t safer
Markets for illicit drugs are constantly evolving to increase profits and reduce risks to suppliers in response to law enforcement tactics. New technologies have been taken up with enthusiasm: from the use of pagers and mobile phones in the 1990s, to the more recent growth of online pharmacies and drug cryptomarkets, which host large numbers of illicit drug vendors operating in the hidden portion of the internet known as the “dark net”. дальше »
2019-1-24 15:25 | |
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Why does Google show mysterious art when searching two random 4-letter words!
The internet is an inherently strange place. I mean, the fact we call it a place at all shows how we lack the vocabulary to really express what it is. And in this space (here we are again), strange things happen. дальше »
2019-1-23 18:06 | |
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Lorian Synaro of Anonymous explains the motive behind #OpSudan and #OpZimbabwe
Over the past week, Zimbabwe has experienced citizens protesting over raised fuel prices and high living costs. While in Sudan protests about the country’s economic problems and President Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year term started in December 2018. дальше »
2019-1-23 11:00 | |
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The challenges of moderating online content with deep learning
Earlier in December, the internet was abuzz with news of Tumblr’s declaration that it would ban adult content on its platform starting December 17. But aside from the legal, social and ethical aspects of the debate, what’s interesting is how the microblogging platform plans to implement the decision. дальше »
2019-1-20 20:00 | |
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The security threats of neural networks and deep learning algorithms
This article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI. History shows that cybersecurity threats evolve along with new technological advances. дальше »
2019-1-19 16:00 | |
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Living on Bitcoin Day 4: The Uphill Climb
This is the fourth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 and on Day 3. дальше »
2019-1-19 00:10 | |
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Deploying Censorship-Resistance to Uphold Decentralization
This piece on censorship resistance was written by Jonas Sevel Karlberg. Karlberg advises several prominent projects and is a co-founder of the Nordic Blockchain Association. He is also the founder and CEO of Amazix. дальше »
2019-1-5 10:05 | |
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Rise of foreign stars in Chinese social media marks the beginning of a new trend
China’s internet celebrity economy has expanded exponentially in recent years. According to a report released by iResearch, the number of online celebrities in China with more than 100,000 followers has increased by 57. дальше »
2018-12-27 22:00 | |
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TRON’s Year in Review, New Report From Konfid.io
TRON, the project looking to decentralize the internet, has gone through many changes this year. In only a year, prolific founder Justin Sun has hit a third of Ethereum’s daily transactions, revealed a new social media app, announced $100M in funding for its gaming market, and much more. дальше »
2018-12-22 21:11 | |
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Memes are taking the alt-right’s message of hate mainstream
Think of an internet meme and you’ll probably smile. The most memorable viral images are usually funny, from Distracted Boyfriend to classics like Grumpy Cat. But some memes have a much more sinister meaning. дальше »
2018-12-18 17:00 | |
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How social media dilutes scientific discoveries into clickbait
When news breaks – whether the story of a disease outbreak, a terrorist attack, or a natural disaster – people increasingly turn to the internet and social media. Individuals use Twitter and Facebook as primary sources for news and information. дальше »
2018-12-15 17:30 | |
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Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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South Korea Is Trialing Blockchain Voting — Here’s What That Means
South Korea will test out a new blockchain voting system this month, sources close to the developments have confirmed to Bitcoin Magazine. Developed by the country’s National Election Commission (NEC) and its Ministry of Science and ICT, the distributed ledger system is based on IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric and will be used to authenticate voters and save voting results in real time. дальше »
2018-12-4 21:41 | |
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Your Thanksgiving Turkey’s Provenance Might Be on a Blockchain (Seriously)
Honeysuckle White is giving family and friends gathering for Thanksgiving dinner this year the opportunity to talk turkey with a traceable blockchain code on more than 200,000 turkeys sold through 3,500 retailers around the U. дальше »
2018-11-23 00:52 | |
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GAB Social Network Opts To Use BitPay For Bitcoin Payments After Ban By Coinbase, PayPal And Stripe
Social Network Gab Banned By Stripe, PayPal, And Coinbase, Motivating Move To Bitcoin Payments Through BitPay Much of the purpose of cryptocurrency is to provide an opportunity to consumers to transact without their own personal data on the internet. дальше »
2018-11-22 19:40 | |
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It’s Time for Content Creators to Rightfully Get All They Deserve
Quality content is the lifeblood of the internet. Blog posts, podcasts, YouTube videos, and even social media posts are far more than a means to an end, or a way get more users for a product or service you’re trying to sell. дальше »
2018-11-5 19:00 | |
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How to stop sites from autoplaying videos on your desktop
One of the pesky things about surfing the internet is the recent barrage of autoplaying videos on websites. You might be at work, opening a website to read some news, and suddenly a video will blast through your speakers. дальше »
2018-11-2 13:43 | |
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Social media mobs are worse for society than the people they shame
Back in 2013, Justine Sacco was getting ready to visit her family in South Africa, and before she boarded her flight, she made an insensitive joke on Twitter: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. дальше »
2018-10-31 11:00 | |
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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 »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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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 »
2018-10-12 16:30 | |
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Blockchain Technology, Your Reputation and the Internet’s Web 3.0 Analysis
Web 3.0 and Blockchain Right now, the internet provides a steady stream of revenue for individuals and business through content and social media. To be successful, businesses must carefully curate a positive online image that goes beyond a website and it must adhere to the rules developed by companies concerning content publication. While content published […] дальше »
2018-10-10 20:26 | |
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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 »
2018-10-10 16:30 | |
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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 »
2018-10-10 13:30 | |
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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 »
2018-10-10 12:26 | |
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Chinese and US Investors Team Up to Create a Global Crypto Investment Fund
The latest crypto investment fund on the block is Dragonfly Ventures, a $100 million traditional venture fund investing only in crypto assets, managed by partners Alexander Pack from Bain Capital Ventures and Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures. дальше »
2018-10-9 15:30 | |
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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 »
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
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We’re a Crypto Wallet and We Don’t Hold Any Personal Data, Here’s Why
Over the past decade, there has been an unrelenting movement pulled by a global digital current leading us to migrate our identities and almost our entire lives online. Modern lives demand a working internet connection; work emails, social media, banking. дальше »
2018-10-1 14:00 | |
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