News

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree

Apple recently announced a new feature to be released in iOS 15 that would allow all photos stored on an iPhone and in iCloud to be scanned for child specific abusive material (CSAM). Theoretically Apple would be able to compare every iPhone photo to known CSAM material and identify people who create and share such villainous content.

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News

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Regulation Rigamarole

Bill C-10 has faced criticism for granting a large amount of power to the CRTC, who are unelected regulators and receive very little guidance from Parliament or the government.

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Moderation Paradox

Join us as we talk about how social media affects the world around us.

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Technology

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: A Brave New World

On this episode of The Decentralists, we discuss Brave — a so-called “private” web browser that just blew-up its own reason to exist.

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Kingmaker or Kingbreaker?

On this episode of The Decentralists, we question whether Facebook is just a benign influence in world events — or if something shadier is happening:

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Social Media Cold War – Part 1

This week on The Decentralists we ask: is there a social media cold war looming?

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Social Media Cold War – Part 2

What started as a local border skirmish between China and India may result in a global data ‘Cold War”involving all apps. We must ask: is there a social media cold war looming?

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Advertising’s Future Without Facebook

This week on The Decentralists we talk about the future of advertising without Facebook

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The TikTok Shotgun Wedding

On this episode of The Decentralists, we discuss how the U.S. wants to force a marriage between TikTok and the world’s largest software company, Microsoft.

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Blockchain

The Decentralists – Episode 2: An Interview with Dr. Chris Rowell

On this episode of The Decentralists, we are joined by Dr. Chris Rowell from the University of British Columbia.

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