AI ends online anonymity: the ease of unmasking pseudonymous accounts
Study shows how combining a handful of data extracted from the trail that ‘unknown’ users leave on the internet can lead to their identification
This is how extortion campaigns target small businesses on Google Maps: ‘They can ruin you’
Organized groups in Pakistan or Bangladesh write dozens of negative comments and then delete them in exchange for money. Google is slow to remove the fake reviews
Elon Musk limits Grok’s image editing features in response to surge in non-consensual sexual imagery
The owner of X responded to a flood of complaints about violations of the right to one’s own image, privacy, and honor, as well as threats of bans from numerous governments
Does someone decide what we listen to? How Spotify’s algorithm works and what we know about its real power
Music platforms have just released their annual summaries of what each user listens to most. A researcher of their algorithms explains the real impact
Emily Goligoski, researcher: ‘I have a policy for the use of devices in class. How can I compete against dopamine while teaching some theory?’
The writer and professor has spent years analyzing the evolution of audiences and information consumption. She’s not optimistic about the future
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
Chelsea Manning, former intelligence analyst: “If someone were to publish a massive leak today, people would say ‘oh this isn’t true”
The source of the first major leak of state secrets in the internet age, when she worked for the US, now seeks to reconnect with her life after a decade and a half of fame and activism
A study by former Meta employee claims Instagram’s teen protection measures don’t work well
The investigation, in which Northeastern University also participated, reveals that the security features in the app do not match the company’s promises
People cheat much more if they use AI: ‘It’s a level of deception we haven’t seen before’
A study shows that delegating to a machine compliant with human requests increases unethical decisions. The authors believe that platform design must change to prevent it
Reddit culture, video games, and Discord: What role did the internet play in the radicalization of Charlie Kirk murder suspect?
Utah’s governor accuses social media and other platforms of being behind every assassination attempt in recent years, but experts say it’s a much harder phenomenon to explain
Signal president Meredith Whittaker: ‘In technology, it’s way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That’s what’s happened with Telegram’
The app best known for respecting privacy looks to grow, despite anti-privacy efforts
Never steal a hacker’s girlfriend’s phone: How an expert exposed a global network of thieves
Gangs that rob gadgets are looking for new ways to extract more value from them. An expert analyzed the work of one organization as it was dismantled by the police
Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińska, researcher: ‘It will be normal for many people to want to chat with their deceased loved ones’
The professor at the University of Cambridge studies how the consequences of digital immortality will affect us. Technology already makes it possible to create avatars of our ancestors to converse with them, as if they were still alive
‘Beating,’ ‘shit,’ ‘machete’: How the tide of hate on social media soared during the Torre Pacheco crisis due to passivity of platform owners
A monitoring system run by the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion found a 1,500% increase in racist content targeting North Africans after unprovoked assault on an elderly resident
Selfies, 4chan, and a war of the sexes: Lessons from the hacking of Tea
Leaks from a dating safety app designed for women’s anonymous reviews of men reveals the internet’s latest threats
How does your phone know so many private details? How thousands of apps are exploiting mysterious indoor location tracking
Many Android users suspect their devices are listening to them, but research shows personal information is leaking via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
What is doxing? A glimpse into the battle for anonymity on social media
The Spanish ‘online hunter’ Isidoro Román Cuesta has revealed the real names behind more than 20 right-wing accounts on X
People who use emojis seem more attentive: ‘They respond to a universal human need’
According to recent research, using these symbols makes individuals appear more emotionally involved, regardless of which ones they use
AI helps spread new stereotypes across cultures
New research shows that language models tend to repeat clichés they have learned in different languages
Trump’s impossible smartphone: Why no one believes it can be made in the US at that price
The company controlled by the president’s children promises to sell the device for $499, a goal that’s not feasible with the current infrastructure
The covert method Meta uses to track mobile browsing without consent — even in incognito mode or with a VPN
A group of researchers has uncovered a system that Instagram and Facebook have been using since September 2024 to collect users’ web browsing history on Android devices
Helen Toner, former OpenAI director: ‘If all AI development stopped now, its impact is already as big as the internet’
An expert on China and artificial intelligence security, whose conflict with Sam Altman made headlines, explains how she sees the evolution of this technology
Why it’s better not to listen to Spotify playlists
Two recent books reveal the business practices that influence the content offered by this music platform
People with problematic social media use are more prone to believe in misinformation
A new study analyzed the behavior of young individuals who are highly dependent on online content
Activism, hacking or campaigning: Why it’s so easy to win the popular vote at Eurovision
The controversy over Israel’s success in the song competition calls into question the voting system
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants us to remove the stigma around virtual friends: ‘I’m not going to let this go’
Meta and its competitors are working on a future with a dominant presence of artificially intelligent robots on social networks
This is what AI ‘ghosts’ will be like: Working after our death, advising our grandchildren, or accidentally revealing an affair
A Google study analyzes the unexpected consequences of using this new technology to reincarnate oneself or loved ones
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