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What happens when a major social media platform’s business model abuses user trust?
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Misinformation in political ads bring “significant ramifications that today’s democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle,” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said.
Fifty years ago at UCLA, the first message was sent over the predecessor to the internet.
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Data centers are likely to consume up to 4.1% of electricity around the globe by 2030. Can they go green?
In today’s political world, building a campaign team that is dedicated to a digital presence is key to winning.
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When it comes to effectively propagating a message in the modern day, few do it quite like internet activists.
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We’re blissfully ignorant of how we put ourselves at risk online.
With teamwork and clearly-stated goals, big transformations can take place — swiftly.
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The new trust busting battles begin.
This could become a standard feature one day.
Virtual borders have also been subtly dividing the world
How much are free online goods worth to people, anyway? Researcher attempt to find an answer.
Could this be a new trend in the social media landscape?
Americans’ inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.
But some say the settlement is a slap on the wrist.
Left-leaning groups don’t seem to have made as full use of the internet as right-leaning ones. As one conservative put it, Paul Revere had a horse, but they have the internet.
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Ecosia says the funds generated from users’ searches help to plant one tree every second.
Many believe that the internet has made it easier for us to participate in political activism. But is that really true?
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It turns out these little white lies serve a purpose.
The fine Facebook just paid was huge, but many in tech say it wasn’t nearly enough to protect your data.
When it comes to cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has long been the king of the hill thanks to its status as the founder of the young industry and its first-mover appeal. A […]
The dream of space travel has been usurped by superficiality.
The company must also appoint an independent privacy committee to its board of its directors.
It could be the largest data leak of a Russian intelligence agency.
The FBI has been called to investigate it.
When it comes to sniffing out whether a source is credible or not, even journalists can sometimes take the wrong approach.
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The results contradict the popular assumption that men react far more strongly to pornography.
Jokesters and serious Area 51 raiders would be met with military force.
The global financial system is under an increasing amount of pressure to get with the times and evolve to the needs of its customers. Crises like the 2008 housing bubble’s […]
These effective strategies can minimize harmful moral grandstanding – in yourself and in others.
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