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- Social Networks Without the Networking http://measuringmeasures.blogspot.com/2010/01/social-networks-without-networking.html 12 comments
- Imagine a week without social networking... http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/14/university.bans.social/index.html?hpt=Sbin 4 comments
- Show HN: Weekend Project, Social Network Without Users http://doadoing.com 3 comments
- Trump's Social Network Is Rapidly Banning Users Without Telling Them Why https://www.techdirt.com/2022/02/24/as-expected-trumps-social-network-is-rapidly-banning-users-it-doesnt-like-without-telling-them-why/ 5 comments
- Send packages via social networks (without disclosing recipient address) http://www.sendsocial.com/ 20 comments
- Feds snoop on social-network accounts without warrants. Justice Department report shows real-time surveillance targeting social networks and e-mail providers jumped 80 percent from 2010 to 2011. The ACLU says current law doesn't protect Americans' privacy. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57521680-38/feds-snoop-on-social-network-accounts-without-warrants/ 530 comments technology
- The Painfully Shy Developer's Guide to Social Networking to Look for a Better Job (Without Being Creepy) https://www.samjulien.com/shy-dev-networking 22 comments webdev
- 'Happier without Facebook': Users who deleted the social network say they're not looking back https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/12/24/delete-facebook-movement-these-readers-did-and-theyre-still-happy/2406792002/ 14 comments worldnews
- 'Happier without Facebook': Users who deleted the social network say they're not looking back https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/12/24/delete-facebook-movement-these-readers-did-and-theyre-still-happy/2406792002/ 398 comments technology
- Commentum.io: A Social Network without voting or likes, just comments. The more momentum your submission builds, the higher it gets in the feed. https://commentum.io/ 23 comments webdev
- Facebook under massive lawsuit for letting minors spend money from their parents credit card on the social network without their consent. http://www.dridgag.com/2015/03/facebook-under-massive-lawsuit-over-its.html 29 comments technology
- Feds snoop on social network accounts without warrants http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57521680-38/feds-snoop-on-social-network-accounts-without-warrants/ 9 comments privacy
- Meet Tin Can, the "ridiculous" social network that runs without the Internet http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/tin-can-mark-katakowski-hubski/ 44 comments technology
- [marketing method idea] A way to use social networking sites without friends to market without money, and do it effectively... http://youtu.be/rZCDGBnC058?t=11m 3 comments startups
- 42 percent of Internet users admitted to logging into other people's email and social networking accounts without their knowledge. http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=466&doc_id=161919& 22 comments netsec
- Three months ago, I posted about Commentum.io: a social network without likes or votes, just comments. Entries' scores are based on the momentum they build. It's now functional, but lacks the community. https://commentum.io/ 34 comments webdev
- Let's say this straight: Google abused their database to sign up millions of people to a social network without asking them. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/buzz-poll/ 481 comments reddit.com
- New York Times: N.S.A. Secretly Examining Social Networks of U.S. Citizens Without Warrants http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-us-citizens.html 728 comments technology
- Jay Lake v. PayPal: "Yet I cannot help wondering how this would have gone without my own social media footprint and widespread network of friends and fans. Would I be looking at weeks of paperwork and a continually frozen account, as my friend has experienced?" http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/01/12/jay-lake-v-paypal/ 4 comments technology
- NYT: New docs reveal US Government secretly examining social networks of US citizens without warrants http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-us-citizens.html?ref=ttr 43 comments technology
- Predicting and Controlling Bad Actor AI Activity in a Year of Global Elections. A road network across 23 social media platforms, which was previously mapped out in previous research, will allow bad actor communities direct links to billions of users worldwide without users’ knowledge https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/predicting-and-controlling-bad-actor-ai-activity-year-global-elections 3 comments science
- Facebook expects to pay up to $5 billion over Cambridge Analytica scandal — The FTC started looking into Facebook last March, shortly after news reports that the social network allowed Cambridge Analytica to collect data from millions of users without their knowledge. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-ftc-fine-facebook-could-pay-5-billion-over-cambridge-analytica/ 5 comments worldnews
- Facebook harvested 3.5 billion Instagram images without warning their owners until today - Social media network Facebook has betrayed its users once again, this time by harvesting 3.5 billion Instagram photos for its research. http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/facebook-harvested-35-billion-instagram-images-without-warning-their-owners-until-today/news-story/0028c9a796facf5a08df40265d73c0e2 1132 comments technology
- Spock generates profiles of millions of web users culled from social networking sites — typically without their knowledge or permission. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1649121,00.html? 17 comments reddit.com
- Twitter admits using user data for ads without consent: The social network has said it "failed" its users after sharing data with advertisers without permission. The company says it has launched an investigation into who may have been impacted. https://www.dw.com/en/twitter-admits-using-user-data-for-ads-without-consent/a-49924218 9 comments privacy
- The U.S. needs to create civic social networks - Rep. Rick Crawford: “a new product (or adapt an existing one) that allows elected officials to engage the American people in a civic environment without paid ads and political spending.” https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/29/democracy-is-in-the-feeds/ 6 comments technology
- Russian bill is copy-and-paste of Germany’s hate speech law: Reporters Without Borders condemns a Russian bill that would force social networks to remove “unlawful” content within 24 hours of notification https://rsf.org/en/news/russian-bill-copy-and-paste-germanys-hate-speech-law 5 comments worldnews
- The iOS App of the popular 'Path' social networking service has been uploading the entire contents of user's Address Books onto Path's servers without notice or permission, highlighting ongoing problems with App Store code review and iOS security. http://mclov.in/2012/02/08/path-uploads-your-entire-address-book-to-their-servers.html 35 comments netsec
- Trump’s Other Favorite Propaganda Outlet Uninvited From Press Briefings One America News Network was banned by the White House Correspondents’ Association after violating COVID-19 social distancing rules—but it’s not going down without a fight. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/trump-propaganda-outlet-one-america-news-uninvited-briefings 11 comments politics