All stories by Cara
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Naked protestors redress Facebook's prude nudity policy
Yesterday, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) announced that Facebook will reconsider its nudity guidelines. ...
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This keyboard app spell-checks gender bias to challenge how we talk to girls
One project hoping to change perceptions around everyday, gender-biased language is the Samsung-backed app created by Plan ...
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YouTube is failing the LGBTQ community by allowing Steven Crowder’s homophobic slurs
Vox host Carlos Maza tweeted a thread exposing the times where Steven Crowder made homophobic and racist comments — the ...
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This feminist chatbot challenges AI bias in voice assistants
Our future will be drived by AI so it's in everyone's interest to make sure it's not built on biases. AI chatbots are characterized ...
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Lady Bits #4: Jumpsuits, broflakes, and the #SexStrike
Welcome back to Lady Bits, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3
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Women’s fertility app secretly took $1.79M in funding from anti-abortion campaigners
A report from the Guardian found that fertility app Femm has been funded almost $1.8m by anti-abortion and anti-gay campaigners. ...
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Creepy programmer builds AI algorithm to 'expose' adult actresses
Yesterday, Yiqin Fu, tweeted a thread about a programmer who built an algorithm that identified 100K by cross-referencing ...
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This game reveals the hidden racial bias of dating app algorithms
It should be no surprise that racial bias factors into swiping matches on dating apps — but algorithms used by these apps ...
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How our interactions with voice assistants normalize sexual harassment
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual ...
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Google’s new policy update cracks down on misleading anti-abortion ads
This week, Google announced its plans to crack down on misleading advertisements from anti-abortion groups that present themselves ...
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How the messaging app 'bthere' became a sexual assault prevention tool
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual ...
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Google’s Cassie Kozyrkov on why we shouldn’t fear AI
At TNW2019, Google’s Chief Decision Scientist Cassie Kozyrkov took to the main stage to share her thoughts on humans’ ...
