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Watching the Furby Fly (an article resurrected)
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Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine, AI Hoax Hysteria, Montana’s TikTok Ban
In this episode, we discuss Meta’s record-breaking $1.3 billion fine by the EU for unlawfully transferring user data, shedding light on the increasing risks faced by tech companies in violating privacy rules ...
Abusing Communities
I may need to give up social media altogether. I can’t seem to avoid seeing scams in all directions, and I can’t seem to ignore them, even though writing about this stuff ...

WhatsApp Limits Message Forwarding to Prevent Spread of Misinformation
Facebook announced an interesting new limitation to WhatsApp with the clear goal of curbing the spread of false information related to COVID-19. While it’s difficult to dispute the benefits of having a ...
Bomb hoax targeting schools
More than 400 schools were targeted with a bomb hoax, seemingly to harass the apparent sender ...