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The internet is changing the way we preserve endangered languages (Outline, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 11:58A History of the Internet, As Told By Maps (Outline, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 10:41Extremely outdated technology and zero policy mean calling your representatives is often not as effective as we’d like it to be (Outline, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 11:08Stop saying ‘privacy,’ start saying ‘data protection’ (Outline, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 12:18
Is Facebook going to use satellites to corner markets in the developing world?
There's some evidence that Facebook formed a subsidiary satellite company called “PointView” on the down low (the companies seem to share a number of assets, including staff and land).
Russian Young People are Brandishing Nonsense Slogans to Protest Online Censorship (Outline, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/03/2018 - 14:09After Harsh Criticism, Facebook Quietly Pulls Services From Developing Countries
A sizeable portion of the nearly 100 million users who have come online through Internet.org live in Myanmar, where Facebook partnered with local telecommunication company Myanma Posts and Telecommunications for the program in mid-2016. Facebook went on to serve as an accelerant to violence and ethnic cleansing-related hate speech. Cost-free access to Facebook’s services has seen Facebook’s own user base in the country skyrocket from two million in 2014 to 30 million in 2017.
We Don't Know What To Do If A Satellite Gets Hacked (Outline, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 13:33
Years of Complaints Against Cambridge Analytica Reveal How It Influenced Voters
Cambridge Analytica and SCL were the subject of a number of previously unpublished harassment complaints filed in response to the numerous political survey and messaging calls made on behalf of US campaigns between 2013 and 2017.