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Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing: Competing approaches in fight against misinformation
Meta's decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has stirred up a storm of reactions. But taken at face value, the changes raise ...
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Meta's fact-checking and diversity rollbacks represent 'dangerous retreat' from corporate responsibility
Meta, the corporation that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it not only plans to replace its professional fact-checking system with user-contribution, but also cut down on many of its diversity schemes ...
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A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of similar apps available
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form ...
Jan 14, 2025
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How Britain got its first internet connection
British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of 86, after a nearly 50-year career at UCL. A few years before he died, he was commissioned by then Conversation ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift
Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.
Jan 11, 2025
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'Real-world harm' if Meta ends fact-checks, global network warns
There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.
Jan 10, 2025
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Zuckerberg's censorship claim 'false': International Fact-Checking Network
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claim that the fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram has veered into censorship is "false", the International Fact-Checking Network said Thursday.
Jan 10, 2025
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How Meta's fact-checking program works
Internet giant Meta's fact-checking program aims to counter false information on its social platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—with the help of media organizations, including AFP.
Jan 10, 2025
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Meta policy reversal puts question mark on future of fact-checking
Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US program.
Jan 10, 2025
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How secure is your Wi-Fi network? Research uncovers major vulnerability in wireless networking technology
We often take for granted just how ubiquitous Wi-Fi has become over the past two decades, explains Northeastern University electrical and computer engineering professor Francesco Restuccia, who is also a member of the Institute ...
Jan 9, 2025
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New tool finds hidden biases in Wikipedia's multilingual content
Cultural and social biases significantly influence Wikipedia's multilingual content, according to a team of researchers that includes a computer scientist from Johns Hopkins University.
Jan 9, 2025
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Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking
Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said Thursday.
Jan 9, 2025
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One Tech Tip: Start the new year with a clean inbox
The new year is always a good time to make a fresh start—including with your email inbox. To kick off 2025 with a clean slate, why not clear out all those unnecessary and unwanted messages?
Jan 9, 2025
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Political chess or true beliefs? Zuckerberg's surprise Trump pivot
The clean cut hair has grown, his college kid's hoodie is now a gold chain, and his politics have swerved hard right.
Jan 9, 2025
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Campaigners fear spike in hate speech as Meta lifts restrictions
Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech.
Jan 9, 2025
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Nobel winner Ressa tells 'dangerous times' ahead after Meta ends US fact-checking
Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned Wednesday of "extremely dangerous times ahead" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.
Jan 8, 2025
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Beyond 5G: New optical modulator can operate at 10 times the speed of current devices
Kyushu University researchers have successfully developed an ultra-high-speed optical modulator that can operate at more than 10 times the speed of current devices. This modulator was made thanks to a new method the team ...
Jan 7, 2025
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Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives.
Jan 7, 2025
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X's 'Community Notes': a model for Meta?
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the group's platforms including Facebook and Instagram would in future imitate rival X's "Community Notes" feature rather than using professional fact-checkers.
Jan 7, 2025
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Meta abruptly ends US fact-checks ahead of Trump term
Social media giant Meta on Tuesday slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president ...
Jan 7, 2025
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'Yes, I am a human': Bot detection is no longer working—and just wait until AI agents come along
You're running late at the airport and need to urgently access your account, only to be greeted by one of those frustrating tests—"Select all images with traffic lights" or "Type the letters you see in this box." You squint, ...
Dec 25, 2024
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How Finnish youth learn to spot disinformation
Finland is consistently ranked as Europe's most media-literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns.
Dec 24, 2024
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Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami
The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters—from finding the missing ...
Dec 24, 2024
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The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, ...
Dec 23, 2024
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