Neville HobsonTikTok 2021 is the year of the bimbo verified_publisherVICE - Roisin LaniganOn TikTok, Gen Z are resurrecting and reclaiming a once misogynistic stereotype. And that’s hot, actually. Cast your mind back to the year 2007. Motorola Razrs, Juicy Couture tracksuits and slogan tees...
Neville Hobson British hospitals use blockchain to track COVID-19 vaccines verified_publisherReuters - Tom WilsonLONDON (Reuters) - Two British hospitals are using blockchain technology to keep tabs on the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines, the companies behind the initiative said on in...
Neville HobsonTwitter Twitter’s vision of decentralization could also be the far-right’s internet endgame verified_publisherTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyThis week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally responded publicly to the company’s decision to ban President Trump from its platform, writing that Twitter had “faced an extraordinary and untenable circumstance”...
Neville HobsonFacebook How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Joan DonovanOver the last four years, disinformation has become a global watchword. After Russian meddling on social networks during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, experts expressed concerns that social media...
Neville HobsonPropaganda Yearly Report on 'Industrialized Disinformation' Finds It's Getting Way Worse, In Case You Haven't Noticed verified_publisherGizmodo - Tom McKay Professional disinformation campaigns are a boom market, according to a new report from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII); researchers found …