Mike Lindell, the man best known for his internet pillow company My Pillow, as well as for his fierce allegiance to Donald Trump, is set to launch a new free speech platform this week that he thinks will put YouTube and Twitter out of business. But it turns out it Continue Reading
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‘Facebook isn’t interested in countries like ours’: Azerbaijan troll network returns months after ban | Facebook
Facebook has allowed a state-backed harassment campaign targeting independent news outlets and opposition politicians in Azerbaijan to return to its platform, less than six months after it banned the troll network. A Guardian investigation has revealed how Facebook allowed an arm of Azerbaijan’s ruling party, the YAP, to carry out Continue Reading
Sabmyk Network: Founder of bizarre new religion targeting QAnon believers ‘unmasked’ by Hope Not Hate- Tempemail
British anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate (HNH) says its research indicates that Sebastian Bieniek, a 45-year-old German art world personality, is responsible for a string of 136 channels on the unregulated messaging app Telegram that post QAnon-related misinformation while seeking to promote a strange quasi-religion centered around a Messianic figure Continue Reading
Trump is launching a new social network — and it’s going to be everything you ever dreamed of- Tempemail
Traditional TV is a dying business and Trump knows it. The real fun is on social media. And so what great news it is that the former president is planning a return to social on his very own platform, according to a spokesman on Fox News today. Jason Miller told Continue Reading
Police raids across Europe after encrypted phone network shut down | Encryption
Police in Belgium and the Netherlands have arrested at least 80 people and carried out hundreds of raids after shutting down an encrypted phone network used by organised crime groups. Belgian, Dutch and French police said they had hacked into the Sky ECC network, allowing them to look “over the Continue Reading
Backup the Physical Servers on your Network with Free Altaro Software – Tempemail
Risna Steenkamp, General Manager: ESM Division at Networks Unlimited Africa Companies and organisations with virtualised server environments often have physical machines too, and these also need data protection. Altaro has reacted to this need with the introduction of Altaro Physical Server Backup, a server backup software solution – with the Continue Reading
Parler: rightwing social network back online after US Capitol riot controversy | Parler
Parler, a social media service popular with American rightwing users that virtually vanished after the US Capitol riot, re-launched on Monday and said its new platform was built on “sustainable, independent technology”. In a statement announcing the relaunch, Parler also said it had appointed Mark Meckler as its interim chief Continue Reading
Mastercard to Support Cryptocurrency Transactions on its Network – Tempemail
Mastercard is preparing for the future of transactions by planning to support cryptocurrency transactions across its network. This comes at a time when these digital assets are becoming a more important part of the payments world, especially during Bitcoin’s recent surge in value. In a blog post, Mastercard says, “We Continue Reading
Parler social network terminates CEO John Matze | Parler- Tempemail
Sign up for the Guardian Today US newsletter Parler, the social media platform favored by the US far right, has dismissed its CEO John Matze. Matze confirmed his termination in a text message to Reuters. “On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate Continue Reading
Jambo Pay to Use Virtual Mobile Network in Kenya – Tempemail
Jambo Pay is set to launch a virtual mobile network after obtaining a license from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). According to Techweez, this will allow it to lease spectrum from mobile network operators and roll out mobile services – intensifying telco competition in an industry dominated by Safaricom. Continue Reading