Facebook finally fixes phone number vulnerability after years of inaction
If you’ve given your phone number to Facebook, there is a good chance it’s been scraped…
Inaccurate news and hoaxes plague Twitter in YouTube HQ shooting aftermath
As we’ve noted many times now, in the aftermath of high profile shootings in the United…
Play Where’s Waldo on Google Maps; best April Fool’s 2018
It’s that time of the year again, where the Internet is rife with digital tomfoolery. April…
Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook’s response to data leak on 50 million users
In the latest development to the news that personal information of over 50 million Facebook users…
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica debacle explained simply
The Cambridge Analytica debacle is the perfect example that demonstrates why you really need to stop…
YouTube tackles conspiracy videos with “information cues”
YouTube has announced it is to try and fight fake news by offering their viewers “information…
Facebook remove and ban Britain First Facebook pages – a look back
Facebook has announced it has banned the Facebook pages belonging to Britain First and its leaders….
The largest ever study of fake news has a very worrying conclusion
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has concluded the largest study to date on the spread…
Online conspiracy theorists arrested at Sutherland Springs Church
Conspiracy theories often run amok online during the aftermath of mass shootings, especially shootings that occur…
Florida lawmaker aide fired amidst Parkland shooting “crisis actor” claims
Benjamin Kelly, an aide to Florida state representative Shawn Harrison, has been fired after he claimed…