Tag: social media
Social Media Ban
Teenagers of the world rejoice! The Government’s announcement today of a proposed social media ban will not lead to a big increase in VPN use, widespread surveillance and associated privacy disasters, with mass evasion rendering the whole thing a little bit pointless. Oh no. This is hard-hitting, well-calibrated, evidence-led policymaking. Naysayers who think this smacks…
Social Media is Gambling: Let’s treat it as such
Fine—you drove me to it. Last time I posted about this I hit the number 1 spot on Hacker News and was (rightly) skewered for not providing a solution—just listing a bunch of problems. This time…I have answers.