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Facts, Schmacts – Meta Joins X in Ceasing Content Moderation
On January 6, 2025, Meta, formerly known as Facebook, formally announced that it would cease its “fact-checking” operations, and allow the internet itself, through comments posted, to be the final arbiter of ...
Jack’s Unfortunate Accident, A Tale Of Greed – Disguised
Let The Doublespeak Commence, Me Hearties! Via the expert scrivening of Shaun Nichols of El Reg. h/t ...
Fake News and Pandemics
When the next pandemic strikes, we'll be fighting it on two fronts. The first is the one you immediately think about: understanding the disease, researching a cure and inoculating the population. The ...
Facebookery: Remember When They Said 5% Of Banned App Users Were Kids? The Truth Is Very, Very Different
Does nearly four times that figure float your boat Mom and Dad? When will Mark Zuckerberg and Company cease the BS? via Kieren McCarthy, writing at El Reg, comes the truth. One ...
1Password’s Travel Mode
The 1Password password manager has just introduced "travel mode," which allows you to delete your stored passwords when you're in other countries or crossing borders: Your vaults aren't just hidden; they're completely ...
Detecting Lies through Mouse Movements
Interesting research: "The detection of faked identity using unexpected questions and mouse dynamics," by Merulin Monaro, Luciano Gamberini, and Guiseppe Sartori. Abstract: The detection of faked identities is a major problem in ...
