Internet
TikTok's algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday that highlights concerns about social media and its impact on youth mental health.
Dec 15, 2022
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Internet
Social media users may trust artificial intelligence (AI) as much as human editors to flag hate speech and harmful content, according to researchers at Penn State.
Sep 16, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Last year, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) labor union, which represents film and TV writers, went on strike for nearly five months, in part to regulate AI's role in scriptwriting. "Alexa will not replace us," read one ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Business
Fans of Taylor Swift and politicians, including the White House, expressed outrage on Friday at AI-generated fake porn images of the megastar that went viral on X and were still available on other platforms.
Jan 26, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Government legislation to flag and moderate dangerous content on social media can be effective in reducing harm, even on fast-paced platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) new research shows.
Aug 14, 2023
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Internet
Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation.
Apr 14, 2020
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Internet
You may have read recently that TikTok allegedly "serves up" sex and drug videos to minors. Media reports have described the video-sharing platform, which is designed predominantly for young people, as an "addiction machine" ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Internet
Facebook says it removed over 7 million pieces misleading or "harmful" COVID-19 related posts from its social network and the company-owned Instagram in the second quarter.
Aug 12, 2020
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Internet
Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued financial success over user safety, Facebook on Monday reported higher profit for the latest quarter.
Oct 26, 2021
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Business
A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company's artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the ...
Mar 6, 2024
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