Is history doomed to repeat itself in social media form?
Tag: social media
Is social media a risk to humanity? These scientists think so.
A paper, written by 17 researchers, argued that ‘our lack of understanding about the collective behavioral effects of new technology is a danger to democracy and scientific progress.’
Marine ecology has dark fish
What lies beneath… who knows?
Gizmodo's 100 websites that shaped the Internet
From AltaVista to Yahoo!, these sites changed the Internet landscape as we know it (according to Gizmodo)
How to run a social network for your friends
If you want a safer space on the Internet for you and your friends, Darius Kazemi has written a guide on how to run your own social network site.
Social media influencer threatens victim over domain name
The cyber siege did not end well for the defendant. UPDATE: Adams was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday 9th December 2019. Don’t you just hate it when you want a domain name and it’s taken? That’s why our sibling site Cultrface exists. Rossi Lorathio Adams II wasn’t too happy when doitforstate.com was …
Twitter Does The Bare Minimum By "Pausing" Blue Ticks
The blue ticks have become more redundant as time has gone on but now they’re being paused. The company announced they were halting “all general verification requests”. The decision has been linked to the fact a known white supremacist was verified. The man in question was Jason Kessler, the Unite the Right rally organiser whose …
Amaroq for Mastodon
One of the best Twitter alternatives is Mastodon. AJ Brown looked at Amaroq, a new app for the platform. The desolate plains of the internet are strewn with the remains of many social networks that have made futile attempts to disrupt the hegemony of the “Big 5”. However, Mastodon, an Open Source upstart, seems to …