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Decentralized social media - the good, the bad - and the potentially ugly

With growing concerns about a perceived censorship bias on social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, the demand for censorship-resistant social media networks is on the rise. A number of blockchain startups aim to use a decentralized model to preserve free speech in the digital age. But can a fully decentralized social media platform work? дальше »

2019-6-24 23:00


Awkward Moment Arises When Facebook Blocks an Australian Restaurant Ad Under its Bitcoin Ban

We are led to believe that social media companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter can be trusted with moderating and policing content for the vast majority of its user content. But between its decision to cite the United States Declaration of Independence as ‘Hate Speech,' and now this, there are no trusting mainstream companies. Origin […] дальше »

2019-4-29 19:24


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Hackers tweet Bitcoin nonsense and racism via Sweden’s top political party

Hackers have defaced the Twitter account of Sweden’s governing party with hate speech and declared they would replace the Swedish krona with Bitcoin. The strange tweets began early this morning, when the “Socialdemokraterna” account reportedly changed its name to “Bitcoindemokraterna,” and promised its leader’s would resign, confirmed Expressen. дальше »

2019-4-15 16:30


Facebook’s global content moderation fails to account for regional sensibilities

Over the past year, Facebook’s biggest challenge has been moderating billions of posts every day in more than a hundred languages. It’s proven almost impossible to maintain a balance between what is deemed as “hate speech” and “free speech” since social media is global, but our perception of “free speech” is determined by region. дальше »

2019-2-26 16:58


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How Twitter’s Jack Dorsey became Bitcoin’s unlikely champion

Blockchain has a new unexpected hero: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. Although up until recently the cryptocurrency community would routinely grill Dorsey over Twitter’s notorious Bitcoin giveaway scam epidemic, the micro-blogging service’s chief has found a new fandom among staunch Bitcoin supporters; and it all began on the Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. дальше »

2019-2-12 20:08


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