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Phony WhatsApp used Unicode to slip under Google’s radar

November 8, 2017 admin Adware, App Store, Fake WhatsApp, Google Play, Security world, Social engineering, social media, unicode, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:13:12 +0000

After a troubling week for Google not so long ago, the company is under the spotlight once more for missing a phony Whatsapp that, after further investigation by several members of Reddit, was found laden with adware.

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Tags: adware App Store fake whatsapp Google Play social media unicode whatsapp

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Porn Is Still Allowed On Twitter

November 3, 2017 admin adult content, Guidelines, hate speech, Patreon, porn, pornhub, Read, revenge porn, social media, Twitter

Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:36:00 +0000

Twitter’s updated guidelines had users worried their adult content would be affected.

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A Former Twitter Employee Told Us How a Contractor Could Take Down Trump’s Account

November 3, 2017 admin Account, customer service, National security, president trump, realdonaldtrump, social media, tech companies, Twitter

Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:04:03 +0000

A Twitter contractor briefly disabled the president’s account, revealing new concerns about social media’s role in national security.

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The Bots That Are Changing Politics

November 2, 2017 admin Bot Army, bots, Donald Trump, Elections, Facebook, fake accounts, fake news, Features, google, news, online trolls, propaganda, Russia, social media, Sock Puppets

Credit to Author: Brian Anderson| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 14:30:00 +0000

A taxonomy of politibots, a swelling force in global elections that cannot be ignored.

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Here Are 14 Facebook and Instagram Ads that Russian Trolls Bought to Divide Americans

November 1, 2017 admin Donald Trump, Facebook, fake news, Hillary Clinton, instagram, Internet Research Agency, Russia, social media, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:37:35 +0000

Lawmakers released some ads purchased on Facebook and Instagram by Russian government-linked entities.