https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Deplatforming-and-alt-tech/m-p/44039#M5343 <P>The alt-right (along with the tin-foil hat) crowd have <STRONG>finally</STRONG> started to run afoul of long-standing standards on social media platforms.&nbsp; Kicking them off has started to become known as deplatforming.&nbsp; Their need to spew garbage on an unrestricted basis has apparently led to some "<A href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/972519460/across-the-internet-a-game-of-whac-a-mole-is-underway-to-root-out-extremism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">innovations," sometimes being referred to as alt-tech</A>.&nbsp; The innovations don't seem to be very innovative, being mostly low-grade hacking, and attempts to misuse existing platforms and systems without being caught.</P> Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:16:40 GMT rslade 2021-03-17T17:16:40Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Deplatforming-and-alt-tech/m-p/44039#M5343 <P>The alt-right (along with the tin-foil hat) crowd have <STRONG>finally</STRONG> started to run afoul of long-standing standards on social media platforms.&nbsp; Kicking them off has started to become known as deplatforming.&nbsp; Their need to spew garbage on an unrestricted basis has apparently led to some "<A href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/972519460/across-the-internet-a-game-of-whac-a-mole-is-underway-to-root-out-extremism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">innovations," sometimes being referred to as alt-tech</A>.&nbsp; The innovations don't seem to be very innovative, being mostly low-grade hacking, and attempts to misuse existing platforms and systems without being caught.</P> Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:16:40 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Deplatforming-and-alt-tech/m-p/44039#M5343 rslade 2021-03-17T17:16:40Z