Why crypto creators want to stay anonymous
The two lifelong friends from Florida never sought the limelight, but then they built a multi-million-dollar empire selling digital art and people wanted to know who they were.
Feb 18, 2022
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Business
News tagged with social media accounts
Internet
Cyborgs, trolls and bots: A guide to online misinformation
Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.
Feb 07, 2020
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Internet
How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family and people of interest. But anyone on social media these days knows it's increasingly a divisive landscape.
Jun 24, 2020
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Internet
Twitter accounts tied to China lied that COVID came from Maine lobsters
Twitter accounts linked to China were discovered spreading misinformation about the origins of COVID-19, such as lies that the virus came from a shipment of Maine lobsters to Wuhan.
Oct 22, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
The (un)social network: The emergence of digital thought clones and what to do about them
In "The Social Dilemma," the Netflix documentary that has been in the news recently for its radical revelations, former executives at major technology companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, among others, share how ...
Dec 01, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Bots might prove harder to detect in 2020 elections
USC Information Sciences Institute (USC ISI) computer scientist, Emilio Ferrara, has new research indicating that bots or fake accounts enabled by artificial intelligence on social media have evolved and are now better able ...
Sep 05, 2019
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Security
Cyber attack causes chaos in Costa Rica government systems
Nearly a week into a ransomware attack that has crippled Costa Rican government computer systems, the country refused to pay a ransom as it struggled to implement workarounds and braced itself as hackers began publishing ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Security
Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
It's a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy—but many people have never heard of it.
Apr 09, 2022
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Internet
Tracking coordinated disinformation campaigns online made easier with new BotSlayer tool
Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media has launched a new tool in the fight against online disinformation: BotSlayer.
Sep 12, 2019
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Internet
India's top court takes up social media content
India's top court on Friday sought the government and Twitter's response to a petition seeking a mechanism to check fake news, hate messages and what officials consider seditious and incendiary content on social media platforms.
Feb 12, 2021
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