Permanent Twitter ban of extremist influencers can detoxify social media
Banning right-wing extremists from social media can reduce the spread of anti-social ideas and conspiracy theories, according to Rutgers-led research.
Oct 21, 2021
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News tagged with social justice
Machine learning & AI
We need concrete protections from artificial intelligence threatening human rights
Events over the past few years have revealed several human rights violations associated with increasing advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
Sep 27, 2021
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Done with Facebook? Here's how to deactivate or permanently delete your Facebook account
Finally ready to unfriend Facebook?
Sep 27, 2021
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Internet
Would you take a Facebook or Instagram break? Why civil rights groups want you to log out
Would you log off from Facebook and Instagram for a day? How about three?
Sep 22, 2021
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Security
Suspect in 2020 Twitter celebrity hack arrested in Spain
A British national charged in last year's hack of Twitter accounts of celebrities and politicians has been arrested in Spain, US officials said Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
How to invest in a fairer and low carbon energy system
Governments throughout the world have accelerated their ambitions towards effective climate change mitigation. What is clear, in this challenge of how to tackle the complex and global issue of climate change, is that there ...
Apr 30, 2021
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During emergencies, social media is a critical channel for warnings
A plume of smoke hung over the Houston area for days in March 2019 after storage tanks containing hazardous chemicals ignited at a Deer Park facility.
Mar 23, 2021
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Business
Bezos plans to spend $10 billion by 2030 on climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the $10 billion he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund's new CEO said Tuesday.
Mar 10, 2021
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Business
Apple announces education funding under racial justice plan
Apple on Wednesday announced it was funding technology education efforts as part of its racial justice initiative launched last year during the civil unrest sparked by police killings of African Americans.
Jan 13, 2021
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Business
Tech giants report strong results, but murky outlooks
Five technology giants reported strong earnings but mixed outlooks Thursday, a sign of varying fortunes as they work to rebound from a pandemic-related economic slowdown earlier this year.
Oct 29, 2020
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