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Gang Violence Surging as Crypto Crashes in Bitcoin Country

Bitcoin’s precipitous fall has occurred at the same time as rising violence in El Salvador, the country that adopted BTC as legal tender under its blockchain-loving president. As Politico reports, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele was unable to attend April’s big crypto conference in Miami because of gang violence that led to the largest single-day murder rate […] дальше »

2022-5-14 23:15


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Lina Valentina Set to Launch ‘No More’ NFT Collection to Solidify Women’s Position Within the Web3 Space

Lina Valentina, a renowned and respected feminist artist will be launching her first NFT series to solidify women’s position within the Web3 environment and condemn domestic violence. As per the announcement, Valentina’s NFT collection dubbed ‘No More’ follows her previous works and artworks that aim to encourage women to speak out against domestic violence. The […] дальше »

2022-5-12 13:48


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While Bitcoin Energy Concerns Grow, Nobody Discusses the Carbon and Military Violence Backing US Dollars

This week a great number of bitcoin supporters and skeptics have been arguing over whether or not bitcoin mining is harmful to the global environment. However, crypto supporters have been saying that concerns over the Bitcoin network’s energy supply are absurd, in contrast to the carbon used and the military violence that backs a number […] дальше »

2021-5-16 08:00


Facebook will clearly label fake news to prevent 2020 ‘election interference’

Social media, a tool created to guard freedom of speech and democracy, has increasingly been used in more sinister ways. From its role in lowering the levels of trust in media, to inciting online violence, and amplifying political disinformation in elections— Facebook isn’t just a space to share “what’s on your mind,” and you’d be naive to believe so. дальше »

2019-10-22 11:37


Onecoin Supporters Send Vile Threats To The $5 Billion Crypto Scam Whistleblower On Social Media

A whistleblower on the cryptocurrency scam project, Onecoin, is receiving death and sexual violence threats from supporters of the project, a BBC report uncovers. Jen McAdam, an Irish crypto investor, reported the matter to the Scottish police claiming she has been receiving the threats mainly through her Facebook page. Onecoin Supporters vile Threats Reported to […] дальше »

2019-10-15 17:58


Study: Weaponized misinformation from political parties is now a global problem

Social media, a tool created to guard freedom of speech and democracy, has increasingly been used in more sinister ways. From its role in amplifying political disinformation in elections, to inciting online violence, and lowering the levels of trust in media — Facebook isn’t just a space to share “what’s on your mind,” and you’d be naive to believe so. дальше »

2019-9-26 12:45


Study: Blaming mass shootings on video games is based on racial discrimination

Since the first “violent” video game was created, there have been endless claims that video games lead to violent behavior in real life — despite study after study proving this theory wrong. The speculation is still prominent as last month, after multiple mass shootings in the US, President Trump blamed “the glorification of violence” in video games and the internet as the main causes of mass shootings — without mentioning guns. дальше »

2019-9-18 13:19


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Walmart pulls violent video game images out of ‘respect’ for shooting victims

After the terrible shooting in an El Paso Walmart, the company is apparently taking steps to respect the deaths of twenty-two people. It’s doing this by removing signs advertising certain video games — which begs the question: how exactly is this supposed to help? The company documentation listing the changes was discovered by journalist Kenneth Shepard, who tweeted it out. дальше »

2019-8-10 01:15


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Facebook open-sources APIs to help fight child exploitation and terrorist propaganda

Facebook today announced it’s open-sourcing two technologies that help it curb the spread of problematic content like child exploitation, terrorist propaganda, or graphic violence online. These technologies aid the social network in detecting identical and nearly identical photos and video in order to weed out content that’s been flagged as being in violation of its policies. дальше »

2019-8-2 08:50