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New algorithm can identify misogyny on Twitter
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia have developed an algorithm that detects tweets ...
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Instagram rolls out proper QR codes to let you follow accounts quickly
It was just last month that WhatsApp officially introduced the ability to add contacts via a QR code, and now Instagram is taking a leaf out of its sister app's book. The company today began to widely roll out QR codes in its app, after trialing the feature last year in Japan, according ...
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Facebook algorithm 'actively promotes' Holocaust denial content, study finds
Researchers from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a counter-extremist group, found Facebook’s algorithm recommends ...
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Employers are lurking on your social media ahead of interviews — raising ethical concerns
As businesses around the world slowly start to reopen after being forced to shut down operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the graduates of the class of 2020 are sharpening their presentation skills and updating their resumes to look for employment opportunities. But will their ...
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Facebook blames COVID-19 for reduced action on suicide, self-injury, and child exploitation content
Facebook says that COVID-19 has hindered its ability to remove posts about suicide, self-injury, and child nudity and ...
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Why governments are threatened by teens on TikTok
In Egypt, teenager Menna Abdel Aziz used social media to ask for protection after a sexual assault. She was arrested on a variety of charges, including misusing social media and corrupting family values. Two young women, Haneen Hossam, with 915,000 TikTok followers, and Mawada ...
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How TikTok teens amplified political activism and threatened Trump’s political campaign
The lower-than-expected attendance at President Trump’s rally in Tulsa on June 20 was attributed, at least in part, to an online army of K-pop fans who used the social network TikTok to organize and reserve tickets for the rally as a means of pranking the campaign. Similarly, ...
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Study: Instagram's algorithm favored Trump over Biden
The Tech Transparency Report (TTP) found that Instagram pushed searches about Joe Biden towards negative hashtags, but blocked ...
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Moving Tiktok’s ownership to Microsoft will benefit tech giants — not users
In what seems to be a common occurrence, Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is once again in the headlines. After months ...
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Facebook has been barely impacted by big advertisers' boycott — here’s why
Facebook has faced a lot of criticism over the years for failing to moderate hate speech. Its policies have come under increasing ...
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Here's what makes the perfect 'cursed image'
July 29 is Imgur's annual Upvote Everything Day, a beautiful opportunity which gives cursed images the proper love they deserve. ...
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Huawei and Bytedance are prime examples of a new regional approach to trade
Huawei and TikTok were two of the most successful examples of globalization. Huawei started as a small private firm in 1987 ...
