Social Media

Pirates are always on the lookout for treasure, so it’s no surprise that Captain Sparrow is getting his share of the blockchain booty. Johnny Depp, who also performed as Raoul Duke and Edward Scissorhands, has teamed up with Andrea…

There is a disparity between how lawmakers in the US regulate the financial sector and the tech sector. An established banking industry makes it a hard climate for newcomers to succeed. Tech giants, like Facebook, Twitter, and Google…

The Securities and Exchange Commission is ready to invest in a social media monitoring tool that measures market sentiment, and has invited bids. Social media manipulation and fraud are invidious components of the cryptocurrency world, and…

If data is the new oil, Facebook is the modern version of the Exxon Valdez. Fake news is big business, and it's easy for central actors to use and abuse their users. Corporate astroturfers will pay handsomely for a well-used Reddit account…

Not for the first time, Alex Jones finds himself at the center of a controversy over internet censorship. The radio show host and conspiracy theorist has alleged the US Government orchestrates school shootings and 'white genocide'; that…

A crypto social network has announced plans to migrate its tokens onto the Ethereum mainnet, potentially creating the largest Ethereum dApp on the network. Minds announced on Thursday that its native $MINDS tokens would transition onto…

For the big internet platforms, users' personal data, including age, tastes, and search histories are valuable and highly-prized commodities. For Facebook and Google, users' personal profiles can be packaged and sold to research and…

Facebook is considering the launch of its own digital currency, according to insiders.  Cheddar, a tech and business video news network, reports that the social network is “very serious” about creating a virtual coin in competition with…

Whether you love crypto influencers or hate them, the fast-moving cryptocurrency market is closely linked to the Twittersphere, with thousands of industry players and market makers posting advice, revealing scams and scandals, tossing…

We missed the hype train surrounding Minds Wire, the new product from Minds.com, which is a very different kind of social network with a native currency called “boost points.” Boost points are essentially a novel way for content creators…