AI and the Evolution of Social Media

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation, business conspiracy, malfeasance, and risks to mental health. In a 2022...

Israeli Firm Denies Gear Sold To Iran Is For Surveillance

An Israeli technology firm says it it looking into accusations made in a published report by Bloomberg that its software was sold to Iran, even as it denies claims in the report that its technology can be used for surveillance. The Israeli firm Allot Communications issued a statement on Friday th...

Facebook, Youtube & Twitter Officials Keep Quiet on Its Role in Revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt !

With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company's top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change. Instead, they really do not want to talk about it. The socia...

Is The Tunisian Government Hacking Facebook Accounts?

The government of Tunisia may have chosen an odd way to combat protesters: Hacking into their Facebook accounts. This appears to have gotten the attention of the hacker group Anonymous, which is siding with the protests. The past month has seen many large-scale uprisings in the North African...