NDM STORY 2

Feeling smug that your iPhone can't be hacked? Not so fast... :

. Apple’s smartphone may not attract as much malware as Android, but it is still far from invicible



. iPhone owners would be forgiven for having a false sense of security when it comes to the safety of data on their phone.
. Apple has done a tremendous job of creating a locked-down operating system that keeps malicious software away from its elegant handsets and deters potential attackers
. Android continues to be the most targeted mobile operating system.
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NDM STORY 1

How anti-gay groups use 'Russian Facebook' to persecute LGBT people :




Widespread homophobia affects Russia’s online communities - and little is being done to stop it
. It is known as the Russian Facebook, and it is the 8th biggest social networking site in the world,
. with over 239 million registered users and 55 million active daily.
.While the world tunes in to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, hundreds of gay, lesbian, and transgender Russian citizens will be persecuted and attacked;
. the result of plots formed online by homophobic groups buoyed up by Putin’s anti-gay propaganda laws.
. When contacted by the Guardian, George Lobushkin, VK’s press officer, pledged to delete the content. “We do our best to remove the content that violates our terms of service, as fast as possible. Videos of violence and abuse are forbidden,” he said
. “We also block and delete communities where users call to violence or illegal actions against gay people or any other people.
. YouTube returns over 23,000 search results for the gang, and hate propaganda from Russian fascist groups is tweeted often.

MY OPINION :

social networking sites allows people to interact and to spread their opinion worldwide, although it can have a negative effect, there are some positive effects as it means people can spread their beliefs and views on different situations.