James Farrell
Latest from James Farrell
The Pentagon has begun an audit relating to how its discreet psychological operations personnel engage in information warfare on U.S. on social media platforms. Like the Russian Internet Research Agency, IRA, such operators infiltrate social media platforms in an effort to sway …
California signs new bill into law that strengthens online protection for children
California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, a law designed to protect younger people as they navigate the minefield of social media and other online services. The bill, named AB 2273, had unsurprisingly met with some resistance …
An anti-metaverse mail bomber targeted a US university VR lab
Law enforcement officials are currently investigating what looks like a mail bomb attack after a person was injured Tuesday night while opening a package at a virtual reality center at Northeastern University in Boston. The employee, who works at the VR center, …
Antitrust case against Google will go ahead without Facebook collusion claim
A federal judge today ruled that an antitrust case against Google LLC led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will proceed, although the judge said the allegation that Google had unfairly colluded with Meta Platforms Inc. in 2018 will be dismissed. The …
VMware settles with SEC for $8M over allegedly misleading investors
Cloud computing firm VMware Inc. said today that it has reached an $8 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a charge of misleading investors by not being clear about its financial performance. The investigation by the SEC related …
Judge tells Elon Musk he can’t have a trial delay but he can add whistleblower claims
A Delaware court told Elon Musk earlier today that he will be facing off with Twitter Inc. on Oct. 17, despite Musk’s lawyers trying to get a delay in the proceedings in the upcoming trial. In April, Twitter accepted Musk’s offer to …
YouTube explains how it’s going to tackle misinformation during the 2022 US midterms
Google LLC-owned YouTube expects misinformation to arrive on the platform during the 2022 U.S. midterms, but it says it has a plan to limit the damage. The obvious move will be to try to promote news coming from sources that have a …
Twitter prepares to introduce its new editing feature – carefully
Twitter Inc. said today that the editing feature that people have been screaming out for forever is coming to the platform, but not for everyone right now. The company said it will be available only to Twitter Blue subscribers in one not-yet-decided …
Investigation finds disturbing self-harm content trend on Twitter
A report released today reveals that there has been a huge increase in the number of posts that appear on Twitter Inc. relating to young people harming themselves. The investigation, undertaken by the independent research organization the Network Contagion Research Institute, NCRI, …
Whistleblower delivers liver shot to Twitter with new accusations about lax security
Twitter Inc.’s former head of security Peiter Zatko has accused the company of having “extreme, egregious deficiencies” when it comes to spam and dealing with hackers. Zatko, a well-known figure in the hacking community, was let go from the company earlier this …