Vice’s Hard-Right Turn to Trumpism
In new videos, Vice editor-in-chief Shane Smith treats immigrants as a problem and apologizes to Elon Musk for past coverage.
Nikita Mazurov
Nikita Mazurov is a security researcher focusing on privacy issues revolving around source protection, counter-forensics, and privacy assurance.
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Watch: Before and After Editors Censored a “Big Brother” Contestant’s Watermelon Shirt
ITV deployed a series of editing techniques to remove all imagery of a watermelon — a long-standing icon of Palestinian solidarity.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Netflix Wiped Most of Its “Palestinian Stories” Collection — and Erased the Whole Thing in Israel
Following a purge of at least 24 films, Netflix is facing calls to reinstate the movies.
Internet Archive Was Exposing User Email Addresses for Years Before Recent Breach
A recent data breach is not the only way that Internet Archive users have been left vulnerable online.
Encrypted Apps Can Protect Your Privacy — Unless You Use Them Like Eric Adams
An Eric Adams staffer excused herself from an FBI interview to go to the bathroom, allegedly to delete encrypted messaging apps.
A Brief History of Booby-Trapping Electronics to Blow Up
Israel’s attack that turned pagers belonging to Hezbollah members into explosive devices is shocking — but not unprecedented.
How I Got a Truly Anonymous Signal Account
Yes, you can use Signal without sharing your personal phone number. Here’s how I did it.
New York Times Experiments With a New Headline Writer: OpenAI
“You are a headline writter [sic] for The New York Times,” says a prompt for the paper, which is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement.
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request
Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, said it received government demands to block add-ons that circumvent censorship.
Voices
Forget a Ban — Why Are Journalists Using TikTok in the First Place?
I’m a security researcher working in the journalism field, and I’m here to rain on your dangerous, dumb parade.