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A Secretive Israeli Company Says It Manipulated More Than 30 Elections Worldwide

February 16, 2023TWGbot

Image: ogichobanov (Shutterstock) A secretive Israeli cyber company is engineering ongoing influence operations directed at elections all over the world, a consortium of more than 30 news organizations reports. The CEO of the company, a former Israeli special forces agent named Tal Hanan, boasted to undercover journalists that his team of psychological warfare operators had […]

How To Start Livestreaming Your Games, By Platform

January 12, 2023TWGbot

No matter what your gaming platform of choice—PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck, Android or iOS—you have the option of sharing your exploits with the wider world through livestreaming. This can seem a daunting prospect at first, but you don’t need much (or in some cases any) additional software or hardware, as we’ll show you […]

Telegram Is Selling Fake Telephone Numbers for Crypto

December 7, 2022TWGbot

Telegram has facilitated the sale of over $50 million worth of usernames in crypto auctions, and now it wants to auction off fake phone numbers to allow access to the platform.Photo: Mehaniq (Shutterstock) Telegram is not yet done finding new ways to monetize access to its platform. On Tuesday, the encrypted messaging app announced users […]

Women and BIPOC Are Earning Way Less Than White Men When Monetizing Online Content

October 17, 2022TWGbot

Data shows that beginning influencers who are women and people of color are making 20% to 21% less on average than white men.Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) There is a wide discrepancy between how small time and up-and-coming content creators on social media are being paid just as more folks are hoping to generate some new income […]

Political Advertisers Say They Are Stuck Using Facebook Even Though It Kinda Sucks

October 5, 2022TWGbot

Advertisement YouTube, by contrast, with its estimated 214 million U.S. users in 2020 does allow political advertising but has put in place stricter limits on how advertisers can target those ads than Facebook, according to the Bloomberg report. Specifically, back in 2019 YouTube parent Alphabet announced it would no longer let political campaigns micro-target individuals […]

Russia Hits Twitch With Second ‘Fake News’ Fine in Three Weeks

August 30, 2022TWGbot

Photo: Martin Bureau (Getty Images) Amazon-owned video streaming service Twitch has once again found itself in the Kremlin’s crosshairs. CC Off English On Tuesday, a Russian court fined the streaming service 3 million roubles (or roughly $49,000) for allegedly refusing to remove a two-hour live stream with Ukrainian Presidential Aide Alexey Arestovich, according to Reuters […]