On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
Privly: Organise your next coup online, in total privacy
There’s a Kickstarter project I want you to know about. It’s called Privly and it’s a defiant kick to the face of oppressive governments….
Could paid connections be the future of social networking? [Net Prophet]
Social networking hasn’t quite lived up to its promise. It was supposed to flatten hierarchies and democratise networking. Theoretically, I’m just a few clicks…
Social? The web’s always been social
Long ago, before Facebook and Twitter; before MySpace even, there were simple html-rendered pages and IRC, and forums devoted to everything from discussing the…
They’re watching you: Non-members of social networks are still products
A few people I know have removed their Facebook profiles, in the interest of gaining back some sense of privacy. In fact, I even…
