Reddit CEO claims TikTok app is 'fundamentally parasitic' and spyware
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman presumably won't be singing on TikTok anytime soon.
Mar 3, 2020
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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 7, 2020
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Internet
Coronavirus outbreak: Social media platforms scramble to contain misinformation
Hoaxes about the coronavirus are spreading as fast, if not faster, than the actual virus on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and the social media platforms are scrambling to contain the global outbreak.
Jan 31, 2020
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Algorithm can help boost the popularity of social media posts
Computer scientists created a new algorithm to recommend tags for social media posts which should boost the popularity of the post in question. This algorithm takes into account more kinds of information than previous algorithms ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Internet
New AI program better at detecting depressive language in social media
A new technology using artificial intelligence detects depressive language in social media posts more accurately than current systems and uses less data to do it.
Sep 20, 2019
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Internet
Model fuses social media, remote sensing data with goal of identifying nuclear threats
A new computational model allows researchers to draw on normally incompatible data sets, such as satellite imagery and social media posts, to answer questions about what is happening in targeted locations. The researchers ...
Jul 23, 2018
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Computer Sciences
Study reveals misuse of archive services by fringe communities on the web
In a large-scale analysis, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Cyprus University of Technology and University College London reveal fringe communities within Reddit and 4chan push the use of URLs from ...
Jun 26, 2018
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Machines just revealed the evolution of language
Machine learning scientists at Disney Research have developed a new innovative model that uncovers how the meanings of words change over time.
Aug 7, 2017
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Computer Sciences
Automatically detecting emotion from text
Think about what you shared with your friends on Facebook today. Was it feelings of "stress" or "failure", or perhaps "joy", "love" or "excitement"? Each time we post on social media, we leave traces of our mood.
May 22, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Fact Check: Fukushima wastewater release spawns misinformation
Japan's release of wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has unleashed a wave of misinformation, with AFP debunking false claims of a radioactive Pacific Ocean that have been viewed millions of times.
Sep 5, 2023
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