IT happens: Facebook sorry for Xi Jinping's name gaffe
Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted visit to Myanmar.
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Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It's complicated
When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica?
Jan 15, 2020
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Pinterest pops past Snapchat in US
Shares in Pinterest popped on Tuesday after a market tracker reported that the online bulletin board surpassed Snapchat to become the third most used social media platform in the US.
Jan 15, 2020
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The future of social media: What we can learn from why people leave Facebook
The number of active users of Facebook (those people who have logged onto the site in the previous month) has reached an historic high of 2.45 billion. To put this in some context, approximately 32% of the global population ...
Jan 08, 2020
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Deepfakes: Informed digital citizens are the best defense against online manipulation
More than a decade ago, Internet analyst and new media scholar Clay Shirky said: "The only real way to end spam is to shut down e-mail communication." Will shutting down the Internet be the only way to end deepfake propaganda ...
Jan 08, 2020
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AD-EYE: A co-simulation platform to verify functional safety concepts (FSCs) in self-driving vehicles
Over the past few years, a growing number of researchers and companies worldwide have been developing techniques for automated driving. Before self-driving vehicles can be introduced on real roads, however, their efficiency ...
Dec 24, 2019 feature
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Eight-year-old is highest paid YouTuber, earns $26 million in year
Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji earned $26 million in 2019 on his YouTube channel, making him the highest-paid creator on the platform, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine.
Dec 19, 2019
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Instagram expands fact-checking globally
Instagram on Monday announced it had gone global in its fight against misinformation, expanding its third-party fact-checking network around the world.
Dec 17, 2019
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The internet's founder now wants to 'fix the web', but his proposal misses the mark
On March 12, the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, the internet's founder Tim Berners-Lee said we needed to "fix the web."
Nov 27, 2019
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New technology makes internet memes accessible for people with visual impairments
People with visual impairments use social media like everyone else, often with the help of screen reader software. But that technology falls short when it encounters memes, which don't include alternate text, or alt text, ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Search results not biased along party lines, Stanford study finds
In recent months, questions have arisen about big tech's unparalleled influence over what news and information people see online. Potential political bias and censorship in search engine results are a big part of the conversation. ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Hey Google? Is it you or Alexa?
OK, Google, so what's it going to be? You or Alexa?
Nov 25, 2019
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Twitter lets users 'hide' off-course replies to tweets
Twitter on Thursday began letting users "hide" tweeted replies that could be seen as abusive or harassing in the latest effort by the online platform to create a more welcoming environment.
Nov 21, 2019
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French media launch copyright case against Google
French media organisations lodged a complaint against Google to the country's competition authority Wednesday over the US internet giant's refusal to pay for displaying their content.
Nov 20, 2019
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Mobile mapping more accurate with a novel algorithm
A novel algorithm developed by University of Twente Ph.D. candidate Phillipp Fanta-Jende improves the accuracy of surveyed mobile mapping imaging products. It can compensate for measurement errors introduced from erroneous ...
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