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Here’s why low-credibility news seems to dominate Twitter
With the entire world seemingly up in arms over “fake news,” you’d think it would have been wiped out…
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‘The problem is Facebook,’ lawmakers from nine countries tell Zuckerberg’s accountability stand-in
A grand committee of international parliamentarians empty-chaired Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing earlier today, after the Facebook founder snubbed repeat invitations…
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Facebook Launches Tool to Let You Track Time Spent on Facebook
Social Media Addiction, defined as compulsive and excessive use of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter etc., is not a…
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Facebook policy VP Richard Allan to face the international ‘fake news’ grilling that Zuckerberg won’t
An unprecedented international grand committee comprising 22 representatives from seven parliaments will meet in London next week to put questions…
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Here’s how to find your old embarrassing tweets
Have you ever wondered what you tweeted to your 28 followers back in 2009? Was it something along the lines…
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Snap, share, eat: The decidedly human reasons we’re obsessed with amateur food photography
As millions sit down to a turkey dinner this week, it’s inevitable that one of you, perhaps even more than…
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Google lays outs narrow “EU election advertiser” policy ahead of 2019 vote
Google has announced its plan for combating election interference in the European Union, ahead of elections next May when up…
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Hate speech is still too easy to find on social media
Shortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word “Jews” was trending on Twitter. As a social…
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Facebook failed to stop a child bride being auctioned on its platform
Facebook failed to prevent its platform being used to auction a 16-year-old girl off for marriage in South Sudan. Child…
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This is why women’s panties are trending on social media
A women-led protest that began in Ireland has gone global. After a rape trial ended last week in a controversial acquittal, women…
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