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Sadly, the Internet Isn’t Making the World a Better Place

MIT Technology Review

A brave new digital world is rapidly emerging as Internet access, smartphones, and other technologies spread quickly through less wealthy nations. But could this sometimes be doing more harm than good?

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Stringerbell3020d ago

In its current state, its getting a lot of people angry. Just maybe its me / call me crazy but during the dial up days / onset of cable & DSL the Internet was lighthearted at least thats how I saw it. Funny sites like newgrounds, and Ebaums, sound boards, Geocities, the explosions of torrents, no one took anything seriously.

These days trolls are everywhere, people spy on you, data is a commodity, no one has a sense of humor.

EXTREMETECH3019d ago

You are accurately correct about the sites.

XhiXExtreme3020d ago

And sadly your education and carreer programs are also making it worse... You see more and more people with Masters and Bachelors not finding any work or it's just another shit pay job.

EXTREMETECH3019d ago

It is doing its worst as much as it can.

WizzroSupreme3018d ago

Technology has never bred altruism, sadly. The tools don't change the person.

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Twitter Blue problems? How to sign up for verification despite error messages

Signing up for the new Twitter Blue has caused problems for some folks. The Shortcut details the roadblocks you may hit trying to sign up and how to get around them.

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EvilCackle498d ago (Edited 498d ago )

Good thing I signed up at launch so people know I'm the real evilcackle

CurrentDigital498d ago

Huge loss for those who don't know where else to spend their surplus $8 a month

SwiderMan496d ago

Still haven't been approved for Twitter Blue :/

gatewayinternational494d ago

study abroad is the chance to find yourself while acquiring a comprehension of an alternate culture. Being in another spot without help from anyone else can overpower on occasion.

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Thousands of top websites collect your data in real-time as you type

Websites are harvesting our data even before we

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The days of remaining anonymous on the internet are coming to an end

Regulations are beginning to require users to verify their identification online.

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