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Trolls-For-Hire Pave Way For Sophisticated Social Media Hacks
2020-01-28 20:51

Those two forces are, one, individual social media users and, second, the engagement algorithms used by social media platforms. Social media algorithms can be used to magnify a troll's message and promote the re-sharing of a message that appeals to a niche corner of a social media platform.

TikTok on the clock, and the hacking won't stop: SMS spoofing vuln let baddies twiddle teens' social media videos
2020-01-08 18:01

TikTok, a mobile video app popular with teens, was vulnerable to SMS spoofing attacks that could have led to the extraction of private information, according to infosec researchers. If the user clicked that malicious link, the attacker could access the user's TikTok account and, so Check Point said, manipulate its content by deleting videos, uploading new videos and making private or "Hidden" videos public.

What Orwell's '1984' Missed: Free Social Media Apps
2020-01-08 15:48

Give us free instant messaging for our smartphones, and faster than you can say "Viral kitten video," we're collectively part of a mass surveillance nightmare. Or just give in and download the popular - and free - ToTok social messaging app.

Twitter Funding New Blockchain-Based Social Media Platform
2019-12-13 14:53

Twitter Funds Team to Develop an Open and Decentralized Standard for Social Media read more

Twitter Backs Overhaul of Social Media to Stem Disinformation
2019-12-12 13:43

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding research aimed at changing the way information circulates on social media -- with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. read more

Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts
2019-10-10 10:04

Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds.

Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide
2019-10-07 11:05

The EU's top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.

Senators Press Social Media Firms to Fight 'Deepfake' Videos
2019-10-03 18:48

Warner and Rubio Want Companies to Develop Standards and Policies to Combat FakesU.S. senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio are urging social media firms to create policies and standards to combat...

Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading
2019-09-30 13:05

Researchers say 'cyber troops' in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.