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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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Twitter Fined $150 Million for Misuse of 2FA User Data

SecureWorld News

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Twitter with a $150 million penalty for " deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising.". Twitter, like many other social media websites, asks users to provide their phone number and email address to better protect their account.

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Labor Day Cyber Scams: What to Watch Out For

SecureWorld News

Travel and Vacation Scams: With people eager to travel over the long weekend, cybercriminals set up fake travel websites or advertise vacation rentals at unrealistically low prices. Email Filters and Authentication: Implement robust email filters that can identify and quarantine phishing emails.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. Again, a raid as harmful as that commences with what appears to be garden-variety deceptive advertising trickery.

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Facebook will start verifying the identities of accounts that keep going viral

The Verge

Facebook hopes this will ensure users are seeing more authentic posts from people, instead of ones from bots or users concealing their identity. Accounts on the social network that exhibit “inauthentic behavior” that have posts continuously going viral in the US will need to provide a form of ID.

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AI-powered Willy Wonka Experience makes children cry

Dataconomy

The incident, which led to an outcry among children, was a direct result of the disparity between the AI-generated advertisements’ promises of an “immersive experience” and the actual venue—a minimally adorned warehouse. Are AI-generated commercials the future of advertising?

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LinkedIn pilots AI-powered Premium Company Pages for audience growth

Dataconomy

LinkedIn is now well-positioned to capitalize on current shifts occurring across other social networks and search engines, where advertising rules and misinformation are prevalent. By aiming to establish a more secure environment, LinkedIn is setting itself up as a reliable social home for professionals and advanced consumers.

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