Isik Mater
@isik5.bsky.social
Director of Research @netblocks, #infosec, Internet activist, Developer, OSINT enthusiast, NewsKitten, Nerd, HDR photographer. GPG:0x0EB41110
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The new “About This Account” feature on Twitter is a real safety risk and it fuels racism in a big way. There’s no opt-out and the harassment has already started. Someone sent me a cockroach gif yesterday just because of the country my account is “based in.” People now ask to block whole countries..
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The new “About This Account” feature on Twitter is a real safety risk and it fuels racism in a big way. There’s no opt-out and the harassment has already started. Someone sent me a cockroach gif yesterday just because of the country my account is “based in.” People now ask to block whole countries..
After rejecting its past, X's solution to the awful Cloudflare outage is to run back to its ex (Twitter Inc. infrastructure). Twitter's tech legacy saves the day. Long live the ghost of the bird!
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After rejecting its past, X's solution to the awful Cloudflare outage is to run back to its ex (Twitter Inc. infrastructure). Twitter's tech legacy saves the day. Long live the ghost of the bird!
Happy Left- Handers Day!! www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Happy Left- Handers Day!! www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
Dystopia at its best!
They’re pushing age checks, scanning private messages and weakening encryption, all while pretending it’s about keeping children safe. This is literally state-mandated surveillance.
#OnlineSafetyBill
They’re pushing age checks, scanning private messages and weakening encryption, all while pretending it’s about keeping children safe. This is literally state-mandated surveillance.
#OnlineSafetyBill
July 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Dystopia at its best!
They’re pushing age checks, scanning private messages and weakening encryption, all while pretending it’s about keeping children safe. This is literally state-mandated surveillance.
#OnlineSafetyBill
They’re pushing age checks, scanning private messages and weakening encryption, all while pretending it’s about keeping children safe. This is literally state-mandated surveillance.
#OnlineSafetyBill
The Tea App breach shook me to my core. A “safe space” built on buzzwords and vibes, not security :( Now 72k+ women’s data is out there. You don’t get to ask for trust without building real protection. Lesson of the day: don’t vibe-code, lives are on the line.
July 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Tea App breach shook me to my core. A “safe space” built on buzzwords and vibes, not security :( Now 72k+ women’s data is out there. You don’t get to ask for trust without building real protection. Lesson of the day: don’t vibe-code, lives are on the line.
ℹ️CenturyLink (AS209) is more likely experiencing DNS server-related issues rather than an internet connectivity problem. Changing your DNS settings may help. Go into your PC or modem's DNS settings and switch to 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 (Google Public DNS)
June 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
ℹ️CenturyLink (AS209) is more likely experiencing DNS server-related issues rather than an internet connectivity problem. Changing your DNS settings may help. Go into your PC or modem's DNS settings and switch to 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 (Google Public DNS)
Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account is now withheld in Turkey.
The jailed mayor of Istanbul...Censored. On a platform run Elon Musk who claimed he’d die on the hill of free speech.
Turns out that hill has a price and it’s payable to authoritarian regimes.
The jailed mayor of Istanbul...Censored. On a platform run Elon Musk who claimed he’d die on the hill of free speech.
Turns out that hill has a price and it’s payable to authoritarian regimes.
May 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account is now withheld in Turkey.
The jailed mayor of Istanbul...Censored. On a platform run Elon Musk who claimed he’d die on the hill of free speech.
Turns out that hill has a price and it’s payable to authoritarian regimes.
The jailed mayor of Istanbul...Censored. On a platform run Elon Musk who claimed he’d die on the hill of free speech.
Turns out that hill has a price and it’s payable to authoritarian regimes.
This is the kind of chart you’d expect to see in a series like Zero Day or Apagón but it’s real.
This wasn’t a cyberattack, a war or a natural disaster. Just one fault and suddenly entire countries are blinking offline.
It's a reminder that we’re always one bad day away from blackout...
This wasn’t a cyberattack, a war or a natural disaster. Just one fault and suddenly entire countries are blinking offline.
It's a reminder that we’re always one bad day away from blackout...
April 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is the kind of chart you’d expect to see in a series like Zero Day or Apagón but it’s real.
This wasn’t a cyberattack, a war or a natural disaster. Just one fault and suddenly entire countries are blinking offline.
It's a reminder that we’re always one bad day away from blackout...
This wasn’t a cyberattack, a war or a natural disaster. Just one fault and suddenly entire countries are blinking offline.
It's a reminder that we’re always one bad day away from blackout...
I believe a ‘you made your bed, now lie in it’ is in order. He handed Twitter over to Elon and now he’s getting a taste of what the rest of us have been dealing with. Jack ruined it for all of us :(
March 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I believe a ‘you made your bed, now lie in it’ is in order. He handed Twitter over to Elon and now he’s getting a taste of what the rest of us have been dealing with. Jack ruined it for all of us :(
So Trump’s idea for Gaza is basically a golden Pleasure Paradise… Where have we seen this before? Duh! Biff Tannen’s nightmare timeline. We’re literally living in a dystopian movie right now.
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So Trump’s idea for Gaza is basically a golden Pleasure Paradise… Where have we seen this before? Duh! Biff Tannen’s nightmare timeline. We’re literally living in a dystopian movie right now.
Sorry for being emotional, but I have huge respect for astronauts and the work they do. These are people who risk their lives for space exploration and they deserve nothing but the highest level of respect especially from those profiting off their efforts...
February 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Sorry for being emotional, but I have huge respect for astronauts and the work they do. These are people who risk their lives for space exploration and they deserve nothing but the highest level of respect especially from those profiting off their efforts...
You mean the Melania?
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
You mean the Melania?
Maria has been released!
January 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Maria has been released!
Maria Sarungi Tsehai (@mariastsehai.bsky.social), a prominent Tanzanian activist, journalist, and friend, was kidnapped today by armed gunmen in Nairobi, reportedly by Tanzanian security agents. Targeting activists and journalists is a grave attack on human rights and free speech!
January 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Maria Sarungi Tsehai (@mariastsehai.bsky.social), a prominent Tanzanian activist, journalist, and friend, was kidnapped today by armed gunmen in Nairobi, reportedly by Tanzanian security agents. Targeting activists and journalists is a grave attack on human rights and free speech!
Seriously, leave the United States if Trump puts RFK Jr. in charge of health.
November 12, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Seriously, leave the United States if Trump puts RFK Jr. in charge of health.