#GAMEON After seeing that the White House produced a video depicting video games as ultra-violent, we felt compelled to share a different view of games. Video games, their innovative creators and the vast community of players are so much more than what is depicted in the White House’s video. We wanted to create our own version, at the same length, to challenge the White House’s misdirected blame being placed upon video games. To all you game developers and players who create and enjoy games – this is for you!
Étiquette : politics (Page 10 of 22)
«One of Andrew Keen most intriguing arguments compares the power of the US tech giants today and the motor industry in the 1950s. At that time, the big three US manufacturers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, were busily churning out flashy and popular cars and controlled 96 per cent of the US market between them. Then in 1965 a young lawyer named Ralph Nader wrote Unsafe at Any Speed, assailing the car manufacturers for turning out lethal products that prioritised style over safety and created carnage on the country’s roads».
Source : The utopia project: can Silicon Valley fix the future?
«The Russian meddling machine has been focusing on Italy in recent months, conducting a disinformation campaign on the migration situation in order to drum up support for radical parties ahead of the general elections scheduled for Sunday».
«Ce pourrait être la cyberattaque la plus importante ayant visé l’Allemagne. Selon des sources proches des services allemands de renseignement, citées par l’agence de presse DPA, mercredi 28 février, des hackeurs russes se seraient infiltrés dans le réseau informatique de l’administration fédérale, et ce pendant au moins un an».
«Most Americans are understandably shocked by what they view as an unprecedented attack on our political system. But intelligence veterans, and scholars who have studied covert operations, have a different, and quite revealing, view. ‘If you ask an intelligence officer, did the Russians break the rules or do something bizarre, the answer is no, not at all,” said Steven L. Hall, who retired in 2015 after 30 years at the C.I.A., where he was the chief of Russian operations. The United States “absolutely” has carried out such election influence operations historically, he said, “and I hope we keep doing it.’»
Source : Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too. – The New York Times
«In this case, Schafer suspects the use of pro-gun control hashtags like #guncontrolnow are being used sarcastically, particularly since they’re often paired with the anti-gun control links. Since the Twitter accounts Hamilton 68 tracks often target right-wing audiences, Schafer believes the trolls are using the message to attract more eyeballs. ‘That allows them to then push content that is more directly related to the Kremlin’s geopolitical agenda’»
Source : Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting | WIRED
«Gates pointed to the companies’ ‘enthusiasm about making financial transactions anonymous and invisible, and their view that even a clear mass-murdering criminal’s communication should never be available to the government. […] There’s no question of ability; it’s the question of willingness.’»
Source : Bill Gates: tech companies inviting government intervention – Axios
«Ces violences affectent la santé et la vie sociale des victimes, avec la même gravité que les autres formes de violences faites aux femmes. Elles n’ont rien de virtuel. Elles sont pourtant largement tolérées. C’est ce dont témoigne un testing inédit mené par le HCE et ses partenaires en juillet 2017 sur les principaux réseaux sociaux (Facebook, Twitter et Youtube) : 92% des contenus sexistes signalés (insultes, menaces de viols ou incitation à la haine) n’ont pas été supprimés par les plateformes, avec des écarts : 87 % pour Facebook, 89 % pour Twitter et 100% pour Youtube».
«La question de la réduction du temps de travail deviendra alors incontournable pour faire face à cette révolution numérique. Sans doute faudra-t-il l’envisager non plus à l’échelle de la semaine, mais sur l’ensemble de la carrière professionnelle, afin de permettre aux salariés une reconversion et une adaptation à ces nouveaux métiers».