(AJ Nelson) Social media giant YouTube announced yesterday a host of new measures it says are aimed at preventing any interference in the upcoming presidential elections. Chief among the list it wrote on its blog, is “removing content that contains hacked information, the disclosure of which may interfere with democratic processes, such as elections and censuses.” An example it gives, would be deleting “videos that contain hacked information about a political candidate.”
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Chinese Hackers Charged with Trying to Steal US Coronavirus Research
(Joe Hoft) China hackers reportedly attacked US and foreign entities for the past decade. They were charged on Tuesday with trying to steal US coronavirus research.
Twitter Says 130 Accounts Compromised in Wednesday’s Hack, Vows “Aggressive” Security Measures
(Zero Hedge) Twitter has now said about 130 accounts were compromised by the hack that took the platform by storm roughly 48 hours ago. The company said on Thursday that it was taking “aggressive” security measures.
Hackers Allegedly Paid Twitter ‘Insider’ to Help Them Hijack High-Profile Accounts, Report Says
(Ryan Saavedra) Individuals who allegedly were part of the massive hack that brought Twitter to its knees on Wednesday claim that they paid a Twitter insider to help them hijack the Twitter accounts of numerous high-profile figures.
EXPOSED: Twitter Hack Has Revealed Secret ‘Blacklist’ Tools
(Steve Watson) Conservatives believe that an unprecedented hack targeting Twitter has confirmed suspicions that the tech platform is using secret ‘blacklist’ tools to shadowban certain accounts and prevent certain subjects from trending when they do not fit the company’s agenda.