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Quoted in the CPJ report: “How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time
How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time By Ahmed Zidan/CPJ Digital Manager On June 19, Abdülhamit Bilici, the last editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered Turkish paper Zaman, tweeted about the... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “Authoritarians used to be scared of social media, now they rule it
Authoritarians used to be scared of social media, now they rule it Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow A new report from the Institute For the Future on “state-sponsored trolling” documents the rise and rise... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “EU fines Google a record $5 billion for Android antitrust violations – Trade wars?
EU fines Google a record $5 billion for Android antitrust violations The Purple Box by Bjoern Greif The European Commission ordered Google to pay a $5 billion antitrust fine for exploiting its dominant market... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “These nine companies are snapping up almost all the AI startups” AND PEW report on Digital Activism…
These nine companies are snapping up almost all the AI startups Boing Boing by Andrea James In the current acquisition binge around artificial intelligence, tech behemoths with deep pockets lead the way, including Google,... Read more
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#cyberculture agenda: “A Cooperative Vision for Open Access… “The “upset girlfriend” in famous meme…
Let’s Do This Together: A Cooperative Vision for Open Access anthro{dendum} by Marcel LaFlamme, Dominic Boyer, Kirsten Bell, Alberto Corsín Jiménez, Christopher Kelty, and John Willinsky Over the past two weeks, public... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda:”An Irish band’s tribute to Aaron Swartz…
An Irish band’s tribute to Aaron Swartz Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Brian writes, “I play in band in Dublin, Ireland. In January 2017 we released an album called ‘Long Gone’ and... Read more
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In case you need, “Alternatives to Google products” – #Cyberculture roundup…
Alternatives to Google products Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza Restore Privacy collects alternatives to Google products: “It’s been fun Google, but it’s time to say goodbye.” And it’s not just Firefox, DuckDuckGo and Tutanota; privacy-oriented options include NextCloud for... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: PEW research says “Teens [now] hate Facebook…
Surprise! Teens hate Facebook The Next Web by Bryan Clark Facebook, not so long ago, ruled the social media roost. Across nearly all important demographics, the Zuckerberg-led time bomb flattened the competition.... Read more
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Cyberculture news in Steampunk Style: “The first cyberattack took place nearly 200 years ago in France… “Why London in 1854 was the world’s first smart city…
The first cyberattack took place nearly 200 years ago in France Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow France created a national mechanical telegraph system in the 1790s; in 1834, a pair of crooked... Read more
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updates- GDPR updates roundup…GDPR Regulations Became a Meme…
How Europe’s GDPR Regulations Became a Meme Wired Top Stories by Angela Watercutter Internet users fed up with flooded inboxes are turning wonky policy changes into Twitter gold. How GDPR is affecting the... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: A Website -GDPR Hall of Shame…
https://gdprhallofshame.com/ Also checkout: https://gdprexplained.eu https://timetodisagree.eu And an imgur album: The „European Union Experience“ thanks to GDPR Epic Bill Gates e-mail rant from 2003 Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder In 2003 Bill Gates tried... Read more
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#cyberculture agenda: “After Meltdown and Spectre, Another Scary Chip Flaw Emerges…
After Meltdown and Spectre, Another Scary Chip Flaw Emerges Wired Top Stories by Lily Hay Newman A new processor vulnerability known as Speculative Store Bypass could expose user data on a huge... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “What You Need to Know About E-Fail and the PGP Flaw…
Not So Pretty: What You Need to Know About E-Fail and the PGP Flaw EFF.org Updates by Erica Portnoy / Don’t panic! But you should stop using PGP for encrypted email and switch... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “Prominent AI researchers call the entire field “alchemy”
Google Wants to Turn You Into a Cyborg Slate Articles by Will Oremus Google is no longer, at its core, a search engine. It’s now foremost an artificial intelligence engine. And its... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “The Pirate Bay’s Rebellious History… in Doodles” + “Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages
The Pirate Bay’s Rebellious History… in Doodles TorrentFreak Later this year, The Pirate Bay will celebrate its 15th anniversary. That’s quite an achievement for any website, but for a pirate site... Read more
