Internet
Social media companies need content moderation systems to keep users safe and prevent the spread of misinformation, but these systems are often based on Western norms, and unfairly penalize users in the Global South, according ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Internet
Arkansas children would need their parents' OK to access social media sites under a bill Arkansas lawmakers advanced Wednesday, moving the state closer toward becoming the second to enact restrictions that critics say raise ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Twitter is ending free access to its application programming interface, or API. An API serves as a software "middleman" allowing two applications to talk to each other. An API is an accessible way to collect and share data ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Business
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, and his controversial statements and decisions as its owner, have fueled a new wave of calls for regulating social media companies. Elected officials and policy scholars have argued for years ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Business
In light of Twitter's new ownership, University of California, Davis, experts weigh in on what the recent changes could mean for social media, news distribution and communications in general.
Dec 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The millions of people throughout the world living off the electrical grids have a starkly different idea of what a technological marvel looks like. For people desperate for electricity, a reliable and sustainable power source ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Internet
Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has been a fast-moving disaster. It has also created a tangible problem for journalists, politicians, activists and academic scholars: Where do we talk to each other if or when Twitter finally ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Elon Musk's recent takeover of Twitter has thrust Mastodon into the spotlight. Some Twitter users are now trying the alternative network out, while others are struggling to understand what it is and how it works. Mastodon ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Elon Musk announced that "the bird is freed" when his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter officially closed on Oct. 27, 2022. Some users on the microblogging platform saw this as a reason to fly away.
Nov 3, 2022
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Computer Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by ever-present fake news surrounding the behavior and effects of the coronavirus, the impact of social distancing, lockdowns, and quarantine, and the medical response in terms of vaccinations ...
Oct 26, 2022
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