Internet
In the 2018 documentary "The Cleaners," a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work as a content moderator: "We see the pictures on the screen. You then go through the pictures and delete those that don't meet the ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Russian-sponsored Twitter trolls, who so aggressively exploited social media to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, didn't stop when Donald Trump was elected president.
Aug 13, 2020
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If the debate about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter tells us anything, it's that people—including those in governments—don't understand how the World Wide Web works.
Dec 6, 2022
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Social media sites could be blocked or fined in Singapore if they fail to stop users in the tightly-controlled country from accessing "harmful" content under a proposed law introduced in parliament on Monday.
Oct 3, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Digital payment platforms such as Venmo work great for sharing a dinner bill with friends, buying gifts at a pop-up shop, or making payments without cash or credit cards.
Nov 21, 2023
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Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don't remove and limit the spread of harmful material such as child sexual abuse or terrorist content and protect users on their platforms, officials ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Facebook is allowing users to turn off all political ads in a move aimed at quelling criticism of the leading social network's hands-off approach to election misinformation.
Jun 17, 2020
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Internet
You've heard it a million times: Americans don't care about our online privacy. Turns out that's not really true.
Jan 29, 2020
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Internet
For many parents, revelations this week from whistleblower Frances Haugen showing internal Facebook studies of the harms of Instagram for teenagers only intensified concerns about the popular photo sharing app.
Oct 6, 2021
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Social media sites, games and other online services won't be allowed to "nudge" British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under tough new rules drawn up by the country's privacy regulator.
Jan 22, 2020
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