Tag Archives: Arab Spring

Examples of how FACEBOOK frees then traps the innocent

Posted on October 10, 2026 by borderslynn

The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network, asks how we got here. It is not about Twitter or The Odyssey, of course. It’s about Facebook and how it fueled the January 6th insurrection that attempted to disrupt … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Arab Spring, digital platforms, digital platforms to organise and mobilise, Facebook, protest then death, social media, trapping the innocent, violent oppression | Leave a comment

Consequences of Spyware use: Track, torture, execute

Posted on March 22, 2024 by borderslynn

Here are some extracts from the current book I’ve begun reading about the spread of an evolved spyware application, Pegasus. The authors describe earlier spyware consequences and now believe each and every one of us who has a phone is … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Algeria, Amesys, Amysis, Arab Spring, colonial repression, coup, cyber weapons, egypt, france, Gadhafi, middle east, Muslim Brotherhood, oppression, Pegasus, Sisi, spyware, United Arab Emirates | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Arab Spring

Examples of how FACEBOOK frees then traps the innocent

Consequences of Spyware use: Track, torture, execute

Where did we come from? Where are we going?