Internet
Lurking beneath Facebook's decision on whether to continue Donald Trump's suspension from its platform is a far more complex and consequential question: Do the protections carved out for companies when the internet was in ...
May 8, 2021
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One of the useful features of search engines like Google is the autocomplete function that enables users to find fast answers to their questions or queries. However, autocomplete search functions are based on ambiguous algorithms ...
May 12, 2022
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Internet
The social media phenomenon TikTok joined the EU's code of conduct on Monday as tech giants seek to persuade Europe to back away from setting laws against hate speech and disinformation.
Jun 22, 2020
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Internet
Now that he's back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules.
Dec 5, 2022
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Internet
Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg called for a new type of big tech regulator as he lobbied the EU officials who have become the world's top enforcers on Silicon Valley.
Feb 17, 2020
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Internet
A top EU official for digital policy warned Monday that big tech companies could face tougher rules and penalties in Europe if they failed to adequately curb hate speech and disinformation.
Feb 17, 2020
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Business
The whirlwind week that Elon Musk took over Twitter began with sleepless nights for company engineers—and ended with half the staff getting the axe.
Nov 6, 2022
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Internet
Encrypted messaging apps Signal and Telegram are seeing huge upticks in downloads from Apple and Google's app stores. Facebook-owned WhatsApp, by contrast, is seeing its growth decline following a fiasco that forced the company ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
The world has witnessed breathtaking advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), with ChatGPT being one of the best known examples. To prevent harm and misuse of the technology, politicians are now considering regulating ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Internet
Facebook said it would take emergency steps to limit hate speech and calls for violence that "could lead to civil unrest or violence" when the verdict came down in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek ...
Apr 21, 2021
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