Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny
Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital life, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants' grip on billions of customers' lives.
Dec 16, 2020
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Australia watchdog sues Facebook over 'misleading' VPN app
Australia's consumer watchdog launched legal action against Facebook on Wednesday, alleging the social media giant "misled" thousands of Australians by collecting user data from a free VPN service advertised as private.
Dec 16, 2020
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TikTok Global to launch public offering, Chinese parent firm says
TikTok Global plans to hold a public listing, its Chinese parent company ByteDance said Monday, after announcing a deal over the weekend that would avert a shutdown of the popular app in the US.
Sep 21, 2020
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Effective new tool created for discerning fake news
We hear a lot about fake news, but do we know it when we see it?
Aug 13, 2020
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Twitter users may have changed their behavior after contact with Russian trolls
In the lead up to the 2016 presidential election, thousands of Twitter users changed their behavior after coming in contact with social media bots created by a notorious troll farm in Russia—adopting increasingly negative ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Twitter mirrors attitudes and feelings about COVID-19
Themes of anxiety, depression, and fear of shortages emerge as Rochester researchers continue to mine social media as a reflection of the United States "in the moment."
Jul 24, 2020
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TikTok to leave Hong Kong as security law raises questions
TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last week.
Jul 7, 2020
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Who shares the most fake news? New study sheds light
Facebook is a more fertile breeding ground for fake news than Twitter, and those on the far ends of the liberal-conservative spectrum are most likely to share it, according to new CU Boulder research.
Jun 18, 2020
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Concerns about cybersecurity increase during COVID-19
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, as cybersecurity experts have tracked a rise in online scams related to the novel coronavirus. Using concerns about the novel coronavirus, cyber criminals have ...
May 21, 2020
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Study reveals behavioral differences between bots and humans that could inform new machine learning algorithms
Bots are social media accounts which are controlled by artificial software rather than by humans and serve a variety of purposes from news aggregation to automated customer assistance for online retailers. However, bots have ...
Apr 22, 2020
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