Isaac 🇺🇦

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Programmer. #NAFO
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Meanwhile, at Twitter HQ:
'We sure showed those libs, didn't we?'

I really wish that the "Report spam" button in the SMS app on iOS/Android had a region-locked option to automatically forward the message to NCSC's 7726 phishing report number. Almost nobody in the general public knows it even exists.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/phishing-scams/report-scam-text-message

Report a scam text

How to report suspicious text messages, and what to do if you think you’ve responded to a scam text.

@jim @1br0wn

Looks like the US FTC might be up for making a move over security, which should have UK&IE ICOs watching closely. The CMA should really be examining this situation already.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/10/twitter-security-resignations/

Twitter’s content moderation head quits as departures alarm the FTC

The resignations of three Twitter security executives prompted federal regulators to warn they might step in.

The Washington Post

@jim @1br0wn

If Twitter were to be forced to make the site at least nominally interoperable, that would pave the way for a lot of escapees(and presumably similar consequences for Instagram?)

I'm not holding my breath, but the introduction of ActivityPub or even the return of RSS feeds - would reduce the stranglehold on both collective information and community the social media sites have.

@jim

Right, but there isn't a regulator that can meaningfully intervene, right? Maybe the CMA and equivalents could, but the stupidity and dangerousness would have to surpass an exceedingly high bar to make a difference, right?

@Nadinabbott @Pwnallthethings I used Google+ in the early days, and the only way it feels similar to that is the visibility control options(kinda like circles)