An anonymous reader quotes a report from Krebs On Security: Parler, the beleaguered social network advertised as a “free speech” alternative to Facebook and Twitter, has had a tough month. Apple and Google removed the Parler app from their stores, and Amazon blocked the platform from using its hosting services. Parler has since found a home in DDoS-Guard, a Russian digital…
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Will Parler Spread Misinformation – or Just Segregate It Onto a Single App?
“The rising popularity of alternative social media app Parler is raising concerns over the spread of misinformation and potential for radicalizing users on a platform that’s taken a hands-off approach to regulating content,” reports The Hill’s reporter on technology policy: The app has been boosted by conservatives, surging since Election Day, as Republicans amp up allegations of anti-conservative bias from social…
Dozens More Arson Attacks on UK Phone Masts Over 5G Conspiracy Theory
“Mobile phone masts in the UK are still being attacked by arsonists on a daily basis,” reports Wired, “because of a conspiracy theory linking 5G to the spread of coronavirus.” New data seen by WIRED UK reveals that dozens of attacks have taken place in the last fortnight, with conspiracy theorists targeting both infrastructure and key workers in the misguided belief…
Russia Spreads Conspiracy Theory Linking Coronavirus Pandemic to Bill Gates
Wired investigated the vast spread of 5G/coronavirus conspiracy theories — and reports that “Amongst the conspiracy sludge, one voice stands out.” “For more than a year, propaganda broadcaster RT has been attacking the roll-out of 5G.”
While RT has never outright linked 5G to coronavirus, it has played a role in adding legitimacy to conspiracy theories surrounding the technology. As The New…
Study debunks conspiracy theorist stereotypes
A new study has concluded that there is nothing out of the ordinary about believing in conspiracies theories. The research, which was conducted by res… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332662/study-debunks-conspiracy-theorist-stereotypes…
Man filming ‘chemtrails’ also captures UFO
A conspiracy theorist who had been filming a plane’s vapor trail also managed to pick up a strange object in the sky. Marc Abell, who on YouTube goes … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331789/man-filming-chemtrails-also-captures-ufo…