Netflix's The Social Dilemma highlights the problem with social media, but what's the solution?
Facebook has responded to Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, saying it "buries the substance in sensationalism."
Oct 07, 2020
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German privacy watchdog fines H&M $41M for spying on workers
A German privacy watchdog said Thursday that it is fining clothing retailer H&M 35.3 million euros ($41 million) after the company was found to have spied on some of its employees in Germany.
Oct 01, 2020
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Business
TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips, ban users
TikTok says it's working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular social media platform.
Sep 08, 2020
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How misinformation about 5G is spreading within our government institutions, and who's responsible
"Fake news" is not just a problem of misleading or false claims on fringe websites; it is increasingly filtering into the mainstream and has the potential to be deeply destructive.
Jul 13, 2020
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Internet
Online game has transnational impact as 'vaccine' against fake news
Bad News, a game devised to make players better at spotting fake news and misinformation, has the intended effect in Sweden, Greece, Germany and Poland. This is evident from a new academic study from the Universities of Uppsala ...
Feb 04, 2020
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Internet
Why media education in schools needs to be about much more than 'fake news'
The 2019 general election is already being remembered as the one where misinformation went mainstream. It was, of course, already on the political agenda after the 2016 referendum and US election, with growing numbers of ...
Jan 08, 2020
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Reports: FTC may try to block Facebook from integrating apps
Facebook's stock dropped almost 3% in regular trading after news reports suggested that the FTC may take antitrust action to prevent Facebook from integrating its disparate messaging apps.
Dec 14, 2019
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Robotics
ACLU to police using robots: Tell us more
Police are using robot dogs. Everyone seems interested but not everyone seems amused. The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Massachusetts State Police to explain how and where it is using robot dogs, said news reports.
Nov 29, 2019 weblog
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Business
Tech-oriented office company WeWork files to go public
Office sharing startup WeWork will be going public after its parent company filed papers Wednesday for a stock sale, despite losing money amid rapid expansion.
Aug 14, 2019
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Computer Sciences
University team works on extract system to help keep tabs on civilians killed by police
(Tech Xplore)—Incidents of people who died during police encounters from news reports can be read, so to speak, by an AI system.
Sep 25, 2017 weblog
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