by Peter Suciu | Apr 28, 2025 | Technology
The line between satire and disinformation continues to blur on social media, where the context of a post made in jest can be misunderstood to be a factual news report. When the source of the original “faux news” is a Russian Telegram channel, the line...
by Peter Suciu | Apr 28, 2025 | Technology
Children under 14 in Florida are no longer allowed to use social media after a new law went into effect on Wednesday. It will require social media sites to delete existing accounts for those under 14 years of age within 90 days, or the platforms could face fines of up...
by Peter Suciu | Apr 28, 2025 | Technology
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that third-party fact checkers will be replaced by “community notes” on Facebook and Instagram, to help address the perception of bias. “Fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed...
by Peter Suciu | Oct 11, 2024 | TechNewsWorld.com, Technology
This past summer’s “CrowdStrike incident” – which began as a “minor” error – came as close to a total system crash as the world has yet seen. It grounded airlines, hospitals were forced to cancel surgeries, and retailers couldn’t process digital payments. The issue...
by Peter Suciu | Apr 1, 2024 | Business, Innovation, TechNewsWorld.com, Technology
Move over United States Space Force, there are now calls for a sizable cyber force to protect the online infrastructure of the nation. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies last month warned there is a shortage of qualified personnel at the U.S. Cyber Command...
by Peter Suciu | Jan 29, 2024 | Business, Technology
An internal audit conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) found this month that the agency had purchased and then used Chinese-manufactured videoconference cameras. Since these cameras were manufactured in...
