UK Government Reportedly Plans PR Campaign Against Encrypted Communications
The Home Office of the U.K. government is set to launch a publicity campaign attacking end-to-end encryption, citing child abuse fears. The main objective is to sway public opinion against Facebook’s decision to encrypt its Messenger app. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest in the battle over end-to-end encryption.
Meta Leans In to Tracking Your Emotions in the Metaverse
Meet the new world, same as the old: Horizon Worlds, where you will be bagged, tagged and mercilessly monetized.
The Metaverse Needs a Constitution
If we want our virtual worlds to be free and open, they need rules. Or companies like Meta (Facebook) will make them for us.
Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse
Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.
Instagram Disabled Artist's @Metaverse Handle Days After Facebook Rebranded to Meta
Days after Facebook announced its corporate name would become Meta, an artist's Instagram account with the username "@metaverse" was blocked and later reinstated. "The Hash" squad unpacks the latest story calling for the need for actual ownership in Web 3 amid ongoing trademark battles in centralized social media.
Meta’s WhatsApp to Trial Novi Digital Wallet
Meta, formerly Facebook, is launching a limited trial of its Novi digital wallet within its WhatsApp messaging platform. This follows a U.S.-Guatemala remittance pilot with USDP and the Novi wallet launched in October. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest integration between WhatsApp and Meta’s crypto efforts.
Meta’s WhatsApp to Trial Novi Digital Wallet
The move comes two months after Novi’s first pilot launched.
Meta Builds Tool to Fight Revenge Porn Using Unique Digital Fingerprints
Meta, the parent organization of Facebook, has teamed up with the U.K.-based nonprofit Revenge Porn Helpline to stop the spread of non-consensual intimate images via a “hash-matching technology.” “The Hash” squad discusses how it works and the possible repercussions for user privacy.
Los tokens SAND y MANA se dispararon en noviembre ante el potencial del metaverso
No se trata solo de Facebook: el metaverso ha despertado el interés de entidades que van desde el gigante de ropa deportiva Adidas hasta el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Barbados.
