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ForkLog 14 04.03.2021

Daniel Larimer Unveils Decentralised Social Network Clarion

Daniel Larimer, co-founder of Block.one and creator of the EOS cryptocurrency, has unveiled his new project — Clarion.

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ForkLog 17 24.02.2021

Alan Howard and NYDIG back Bottlepay’s micro-payments service in a $15.5 million seed round

The Bottlepay bitcoin payments service attracted £11 million (~$15.5 million) in a seed round. Participants included billionaire Alan Howard, partners at the Goldman Sachs investment bank, the FinTech Collective venture firm and NYDIG. The funding will go toward expanding the team, developing the service’s functionality, and entering new markets. “The £11 million raise and a £51 million valuation speak to the scale of Bottlepay’s ambitions, capable of revolutionising payment solutions,” said Mark Webster, Bottlepay’s chief executive.

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ForkLog 9 04.02.2021

Federation Council committee proposes blocking social networks for calls to illegal protests

The Federation Council's committee on information policy and interaction with the media said that Russian legislation should provide for blocking social networks for calls to participate in unlawful protest actions.

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ForkLog 25 02.02.2021

Experts explain how Russia’s social-media self-censorship law will work

From 1 February, a law in Russia requires social networks to identify and block illegal content.

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ForkLog 15 26.01.2021

Media report on testing of cryptocurrency payments in Signal messenger

The privacy-focused messaging app Signal has allocated resources to test internal cryptocurrency payments, according to Platformer founder Casey Newton.

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ForkLog 21 09.11.2020

Media: EU to consider document requiring messaging services to decrypt messages

The Council of the European Union approved a resolution obliging messaging operators to create keys to monitor chats and messages with end-to-end encryption, according to ORF.

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ForkLog 16 02.11.2020

Facebook users report blocking of bitcoin-related content

Some Facebook users reported blocking of bitcoin-related information. When entering the hashtag #bitcoin, a message appeared stating that the content was 'temporarily hidden' for safety reasons.

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ForkLog 12 12.10.2020

Blockchain social network Commun closes down due to lack of users

The decentralized social network Commun failed to find its target audience and decided to shut down. As the project's CEO Marina Guryeva said.

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ForkLog 14 23.08.2020

Database of 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts found online

Comparitech researchers found an exposed database containing almost 235 million profiles of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube users.

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ForkLog 10 10.08.2020

Facebook forms new payments division

Facebook has announced the creation of a new division focused on the company's payments initiatives. The new group is led by Libra project co-founder David Marcus, according to Bloomberg.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1144 27.07.2020

How Centralized Social Media are Forced to Censor Content: Facebook Case

Key takeaways: Advertisers boycott Facebook for allegedly facilitating hate speech following Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to moderate Donald Trump’s post. Facebook is under increasing pressure to revise its content moderation policies. Centralized social networks are vulnerable to external pressure when it comes to moderation. This can potentially lead to infringement of freedom of speech, with Facebook […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 527 13.07.2020

Trump Acknowledges 2018 Cyberattack Against Russian Troll Farm

The U.S. president has acknowledged that the U.S. Cyber Command launched a cyberattack on a Russian media company Internet Research Agency back in 2018. The agency is colloquially known as the “troll farm” that had gained international fame through the interference of the 2016 presidential election and 2018 midterms.

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