The news about Elon Musk’s intended purchase of Twitter has brought about a lot of hooey and hand-wringing. Here are my thoughts. I first listened to a very interesting interview by ex-White House speechwriter Jon Favereau of Renee DiResta, an … Continue reading
The movie The Social Dilemma is now streaming on Netflix. It’s been widely reviewed, and most of the reviews are positive. (You can read my review for his Avast blog here.) It combines documentary-style interviews with leading minds formerly at Facebook, Twitter, Uber, Instagram … Continue reading
I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories. As my wife has suggested, this practical reason makes more sense to me: the number of folks that have to be in on the secret have to be a very large … Continue reading
Earlier this month, Netflix started streaming the movie The Social Dilemma. It was first screened at Sundance earlier this year, and now is widely available. Since its release, it has been widely reviewed. The film combines documentary-style interviews with leading … Continue reading
Whatever your position on childhood vaccinations, a new report provides very solid documentation of the role played by various antivax pressure groups to sway public opinion using a variety of online social media platforms. The report is a joint effort … Continue reading
Take a look at the image below. It has been reposted thousands of times on social media. Notice anything odd about it? Perhaps if you are good at sight proofreading, you might catch that the words accommodate and illegals are … Continue reading
The term fake news is used by many but misunderstood. It has gained notoriety as a term of derision from political figures about mainstream media outlets. But when you look closer, you can see there are many other forms that … Continue reading
Jack Posobiec, Mike Benz, Justine Sacco, Samara Duplessis. If you have never heard of any of these people, this post might be illuminating about how online conspiracies are created and thrive. It is based on a new book, Invisible Rulers: … Continue reading