Is It Time to Delete Your Twitter Account? Here's What You Need to Know

Why It’s Time to Leave Twitter

In episode 355, Tom discusses his decision to deactivate his Twitter accounts due to privacy concerns with Twitter’s new AI policy and changes in the blocking features. He outlines the steps for ...

Facebook Whistleblower Fears Election Abuse

Frances Haugen, who famously blew the whistle on Facebook and its susceptibility to manipulation, has renewed concerns over the social-networking company. This time, she’s laser-focused on misinformation during the 2024 presidential election ...
Security Boulevard
AT&T Data Breach Hits 110 Million Customers: What You Need to Know

Massive AT&T Data Breach Impact, Meta’s Privacy Policy Updates

In episode 339, hosts Tom Eston and Scott Wright discuss the massive AT&T data breach affecting 110 million customers, which is larger than a previous breach from March affecting 73 million customers ...

AI and the Evolution of Social Media

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social ...

Facebook fake videos

| | David Harley, facebook, Scams, Spam
I have spent a not-very-happy time this morning, besieged by Facebook group posts passed off as porn videos and trying to get rid of them. In fact, it’s unlikely that they’re either ...

Facebook and Teen-Targeting Ads

[An extract from the forthcoming book ‘Facebook: Sins & Insensitivities’] The Tech Transparency Project claims to be ‘Holding Big Tech Accountable’ and tracks issues with Facebook, X, Google, Apple, Amazon et al ...