Category: Digital Footprint
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Top 3 Ways to Make Money on Reddit 🤑
Quick disclaimer, you will need to own Reddit for most of these to actually make you money. In recent years, Reddit has made several business decisions that have significantly impacted its users and the broader community. From introducing API restrictions to rolling out the Reddit Contributor Program, these changes have sparked controversy and frustration among…
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Musk March Madness & How To Protest Peacefully, From Your Phone😼
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and leader of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is facing mounting criticism and protests over his political involvement and the actions of DOGE. Elon Musk’s various controversies have led to massive challenges for Tesla, including declining investor confidence, plummeting stock prices, and a series of violent protests…
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Meta Allows AI-Driven Fetishization of Down Syndrome, While Encouraging AI Usage and Rolling Back Content Moderation
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In January this year, Meta announced their intentions to encourage “More speech, fewer mistakes” on their platforms. This involved them axing their factcheckers, implementing community notes and encouraging more political content. Now just months later, Meta is starting to test community notes across platforms, while Instagram is plagued by AI-generated adult ‘content creators’ fetishizing Down…
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Top 10 Social Media Deletion Apps: A Comprehensive Comparison
Skype has been shut down – Redact.dev is no longer able to support Skype deletion. Managing your online presence is crucial. With the rise of privacy concerns and the desire for a more minimalist digital footprint, social media deletion apps have become increasingly popular. Our app, Redact.dev is a leading platform for mass deleting content…
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You Are Being Watched: Meet The Tool Monitoring Over 200 Social Platforms
In an era of increasing digital surveillance, understanding the tools used to monitor our online presence has never been more important. One such tool, SocialNet, developed by contractor ShadowDragon, has recently come to light as a comprehensive surveillance platform that law enforcement agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use to monitor and analyze data…
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Elon’s Transparency Report Confirms X is Being Massively Manipulated
X / Twitter made a name for itself as the ‘internet’s town square’ – though the recency and openness of information shared on Twitter often draws criticism due to inaccuracies. The platform’s owner has been cited as a misinformation super spreader regarding the recent US election. Not only that – X’s own AI product Grok,…
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What Will Happen to Your Skype Data After Its Shutdown?
Skype has been officially shutdown by Microsoft, Redact.dev is sunsetting support as of 5/5/25 As Microsoft prepares to shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, users are left with questions about the fate of their data. These questions are well grounded, given Microsoft-owned LinkedIn recently faced a lawsuit after allegations they used customer data to…
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Will Discord’s Conversation Summaries Get Binned Like Clyde?
Discord, one of the world’s leading messenger apps, has taken a “dynamic” approach to implementing AI-powered features, announcing and gradually releasing them back in 2023, with many being scaled or rolled back since. Discord is not alone in the category of “tech companies speeding to ship AI” – in fact, most platforms that have integrated…
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Endangered Encryption: Government Backdoor Demands Undermine Global Cybersecurity
Governments around the world are escalating demands for encryption backdoors, claiming they are required for national security needs. Experts warn that these policies create cybersecurity risks for billions of people. Recently, British officials secretly ordered Apple to create a backdoor into their Advanced Data Protection (ADP) service. Apple responded to this by disabling ADP in…
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How To Delete All Your Tweets / X Posts – Protect Your Digital Footprint in 2025
Your X / Twitter posts, comments, quotes and reposts can make up a large portion of your digital footprint. Leaving your Twitter account history unmanaged can lead to reputational harm in your professional and personal life. If you’re a creator or public figure, it’s even more likely your old content will surface in unwanted ways. There’s…