Cyberculture agenda: “Livestreaming Is Transforming Activism Around the World…

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How Livestreaming Is Transforming Activism Around the World

Wired Top Stories by Lexi Pandell

In some countries, livestreaming an event can get you thrown in jail. Explore the promise and peril of using your smartphone to fight the power worldwide.

Snap’s Spectacles Are the Beginning of a Camera-First Future

Wired Top Stories by David Pierce

Cameras aren’t just for pictures anymore. They’re for helping computers see the world, and helping us see each other.

Snap Inc. Files for IPO (Report)

 All Facebook by David Cohen

Did a Snapbot make a surprise appearance at Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters, or did Snapchat parent Snap Inc. file its initial public offering documents via a more traditional courier?

Lauren Hirsch, Liana B. Baker and Matthew Toole of Reuters reported that Snap Inc. secretly filed for an IPO at some point before Election Day, noting that secret IPO filings are permitted for companies with less than $1 billion in revenue.

 

Alt-right accounts suspended after Twitter anti-troll announcement

 Mashable! by Gianluca Mezzofiore

Twitter has suspended a number of accounts linked with the alt-right movement after announcing new features and policy changes in a bid to combat abuse on the platform.

Your search history could be an early detector for lung cancer

The Social Software Weblog

“You may have lung cancer. Please consult a physician.” That’d very likely be the worst alert you could ever see on your phone, right? In the future, though, it could be a reality. By looking at anonymous search history and cross-referencing it with…

US judge orders FBI, CIA, NSA to disclose Occupy spying

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)

US agencies have 60 days to turn over data related to surveillance of income inequality protesters in Philadelphia.

The Importance of Social Proof in the Digital Space

Social Media Today by Chiara Di Rago

The consumer purchase process has changed, and influencers now play a much bigger role in boosting your brand message.

Report: Snapchat secretly, officially filed for its IPO

The Social Software Weblog

It’s no secret that Snap Inc. (aka Snapchat) has been thinking about selling stock to the public, but it looks like it has officially — and quietly — pulled the trigger. According to a report from Reuters the messaging company confidentially filed

Twitter’s rolling out new features to tackle trolls and crappy hashtags

The Next Web by Lauren Gilmore

Oh coveted mute button. The long-overdue, though recently enabled and then removed new feature from Twitter has finally made its official debut. The ‘muted words’ feature allows users to filter out potentially disturbing content.

Expert says AI-driven sex robots will blow you… away

The Next Web by Bryan Clark

The only possible culmination of AI research is packing it neatly inside a synthetic body and having sex with it.

U.S. internet giants ask Trump to support encryption, net neutrality, and reform domestic surveillance

Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin

The US-based trade group The Internet Association has released a policy roadmap for Trump’s incoming administration and the GOP-led Congress with proposals “to enable continued growth and success in the internet ecosystem, and in turn, the U.S. economy.

 

Regardless of Its Influence on the Election, Facebook Needs to Change

MIT Technology Review

The social network may not want to be a media company, but it must stamp out fake news.

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