Location intelligence shines a light on disinformation
Using disinformation to create political instability and battlefield confusion dates back millennia.
Apr 17, 2023
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News tagged with extremist groups
Computer Sciences
Can WhatsApp messages be secure and encrypted—but traceable at same time?
Cryptographers love an enigma, a problem to solve—and this one has it all. Indestructible codes, secret notes, encryption and decryption.
Aug 10, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Twitter banned the Proud Boys, but they're still there. Under Elon Musk, there could be more
On April 26, a five-month old Twitter account with the handle @LegacyChaser369 pinned a tweet to its profile that began: "The Proud Boys are back on Twitter! #NewProfilePic #POYB #Westisthebest #Uhuru #maga"
Jul 5, 2022
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Internet
Twitter has banned posting of images of people without their consent
Twitter recently announced that it will no longer allow "the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent." The move takes effect through an expansion of the social media ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Business
PayPal working with Anti-Defamation League on research to cut funding to extremist groups
PayPal is collaborating with the Anti-Defamation League on research aimed at cutting off funding for extremist or hate groups.
Jul 26, 2021
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Business
Facebook to roll out privacy prompt to app users ahead of changes on Apple's iOS 14
Facebook will start to issue a prompt to users of its app on iPhones and iPads to request whether they will allow the social network to track their activity.
Feb 2, 2021
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Business
Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Business
Qatar Airways reports $639-mn loss as boycott bites
Qatar Airways hit turbulence on Wednesday posting a net loss for the year to March 2019 of $639 million which the airline blamed on key markets closing their airspace to Doha.
Sep 18, 2019
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Internet
Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages
In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group ...
Sep 18, 2019
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