Internet subcultures: Scambaiters - Negative PID

Scambaiters are individuals or groups who engage directly with online scammers, pretending to be potential victims in order to waste their time, gather

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How architecture shapes user behaviour - Negative PID

Online behaviour is not just a product of personality or ideology, it is shaped by architecture. Moderation models, identity persistence, interface design,

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The Mandela effect - Negative PID

The Mandela Effect refers to a phenomenon in which large groups of people share the same incorrect memory. The term was coined by paranormal researcher Fiona

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High tech, low life: the cyberpunk world - Negative PID

Neon-lit megacities, mass surveillance, powerful corporations, and individuals navigating the margins of digital society: that's the essence of cyberpunk

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Anonymous: Hacktivism vs. cybercrime - Negative PID

When Anonymous first appeared on the global stage, the world didn’t quite know what to make of it. Were they digital freedom fighters? Cybercriminals?

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ARGs: between game and reality - Negative PID

They're the opposite of sci-fi and fiction games. They require real-life cybersecurity and investigative skills. They're art in digital form, a blend of

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Social media crimes: Tyler Barriss - Negative PID

It started as a petty online argument between gamers, but it ended with an innocent man dead. In December 2017, a single phone call made by Tyler Raj Barriss,

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Internet subcultures: grindset and hustle bros - Negative PID

The grindset or hustle bro is a familiar online figure. He wakes early, works relentlessly, documents productivity, and frames rest as weakness. Across

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Understanding the MO of cybercriminals - Negative PID

In a previous article, we have seen how cybercrime is, by nature, difficult to define. However, criminologists have successfully categorized different

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Inside the online gaming culture - Negative PID

Once dismissed as a niche hobby, gaming has become one of the defining cultural forces of the Internet. It is no longer confined to basements or arcades: it

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