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Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads—and what can we do about it?
It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements.
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Algorithmic insight could combat clickbait and fake news
The media landscape is increasingly complicated. It is also plagued by sensationalism and a disconnection between media literacy and management practices. Many observers worry about the proliferation of "click bait" and "fake ...
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Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data
Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix grammar and typos, manage passwords, or translate ...
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Opinion: The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?
When it comes to our experience of the internet, "the times, they are a-changin'," as Bob Dylan would say. You can't quite recall how, but the internet certainly feels different these days.
Sep 17, 2024
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Opinion: Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists
In the early days of the internet, famously, no one knew if you were a dog. The internet was a place where you could be anyone.
Sep 17, 2024
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Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.
Sep 17, 2024
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Going once, going twice: Google's millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim
It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages.
Sep 14, 2024
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Ireland launches EU privacy probe into Google AI development
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy launched an investigation Thursday into Google's artificial intelligence development.
Sep 12, 2024
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Meta's home county backs call for warning labels on social media posts
San Mateo County, California, home to tech giant Meta, urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media companies to add labels to their platforms warning people about their potential to harm users' mental health.
Sep 12, 2024
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Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and "onto the footy fields".
Sep 10, 2024
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Brazil's shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs
Is Brazil's shutdown of Elon Musk's X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure censorship?
Sep 10, 2024
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Q&A: How online crowds wield power, for good and bad
How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob harassment?
Sep 9, 2024
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Telegram chief Durov announces 'new features' to combat illicit content
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range of new features aimed at combating illicit content, bots and scammers, a week after he was arrested and charged by French authorities over violations ...
Sep 6, 2024
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Brazilians flock to Bluesky and Threads after X suspension
Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in ...
Sep 5, 2024
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Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it's a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together
Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile phone app stores, to force parents to approve ...
Sep 5, 2024
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Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem
Elon Musk's woes are hardly limited to Brazil as he now risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months for allegedly breaking new content rules.
Sep 5, 2024
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X vows to end harvesting of EU users' personal data to train its AI
Social network X has committed to stop its much-criticized harvesting of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence program, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Wednesday.
Sep 4, 2024
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Does Google's monopoly impact search results? Tech titan faces reckoning
The founders of internet search and digital advertising giant Google wrote in a 1998 paper that goals for online advertising "do not always correspond" to useful internet search results.
Sep 2, 2024
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On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians on Sunday had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence.
Sep 1, 2024
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Brazil judge threatens to suspend X within 24 hours
Brazil's Supreme Court threatened on Wednesday to suspend social media platform X unless billionaire owner Elon Musk names a new legal representative for the company within 24 hours.
Aug 29, 2024
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Your own personalized 'SportsCenter'? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service
ESPN is looking at using artificial intelligence to create personalized "SportsCenter" shows for subscribers to its Flagship streaming service that is expected to launch in fall 2025, the network's chief executive said Wednesday.
Aug 29, 2024
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Data dump: Meta killed CrowdTangle. What does it mean for researchers, reporters?
In Brian C. Keegan's telling, the loss of tools like CrowdTangle and Pushshift—which allow researchers to study user behavior and how information is shared on social media—is like particle physicists one day waking up ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Elon Musk's Grok: A risky experiment in AI content moderation
A deluge of bizarre computer-generated images swept Elon Musk's social platform X last week—including violent, offensive and sexually suggestive content. In one, Trump piloted a helicopter as the World Trade Center buildings ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Fake online reviews and testimonials are a headache for small businesses. They hope the FTC can help
Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products.
Aug 27, 2024
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Team develops AI-powered tool to detect hate speech in Southeast Asian languages
The internet, and particularly social media, have grown exponentially over the last decades. The nature of social media allows anyone to go online and create content they find interesting, whether appropriate or not. One ...
Aug 26, 2024
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