(CD) — Accusing Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and Instagram of “intentionally” violating Europe’s strict new privacy rules that officially went into effect on Friday, Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed four lawsuits against the tech companies arguing they are still “coercing users into sharing personal data” despite rolling out new policies ostensibly aimed at complying with the new […]
Lockheed looting, fighter jets scrambling and x-ray scanning + this day in history w/the terrifying emergency broadcast false alarm of 1971 and our song of the day by Dr. Octagon on your Morning Monarchy for February 20, 2018.
#MeToo är fantastiskt när man tänker efter. Tänk hur en hashtag på Twitter hade potentialen att ta ner några av samhällets tyngsta opinionsbildare, kändisar samt producenter i Hollywood. Man ska aldrig underskatta makten av ord.Men om skandalen kring Aftonbladet inte redan var obehaglig nog, har jag upptäckt något som gör det så mycket värre.Vid 17:53 i min video tar jag upp en artikel som skrevs av Aftonbladet i December 2012. Där får Cissi Wallin tala ut om sin våldtäkt.
Must flee TV, crumbling empires and mixed feelings + this day in history w/The Hoboken Four and our song of the day by Lamb on your Morning Monarchy for September 8, 2017.
“We’re all guilty of twisting the truth a little bit on social media, but at which point has it gone too far?
(TA) Does it seem as if everyone is living a more exciting, love-filled and interesting life? If you answered “yes,” you’re not alone. This is because the majority of people now glamorize their lives on social media platforms, such as by taking photos from flattering angles and using filters.
“I feel tired of being cast aside and of being forced to prove my humanity at every turn,” Elham Khatami, the outreach director for the National Iranian American Council, told TIME magazine. (Photo: Banned Grandmas/Instagram)
When the Supreme Court partially reinstated President Donald Trump’s ban last month, it included in its ruling an exemption for those who have “a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.”
A draft piece of legislation in Russia’s Leningrad region seeks to force the operators of social media networks to register and verify users by checking official identification documents like passports. The aim is to prevent children from witnessing perverse content and being abused by insane individuals.
Although the legislation seems well intentioned, it is also far fetched, overly cumbersome and unlikely to get off the ground.
(ANTIMEDIA) Japan — In a testament to how strange life has truly become in the digital age, the media is now reporting that a company in Japan is offering a new, highly specialized service — renting people out as fake friends for photos to be uploaded on social media with the advertised purpose of making customers look better online.
Yellow journalism, broadcast spectrums and burning punk + this day in history w/John Brown's body and our song of the day by Scenery on your Morning Monarchy for December 2, 2016.
