Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a hearing on Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data on Capitol Hill in April 2018.
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Iryna Kuksa, Nottingham Trent University and Tom Fisher, Nottingham Trent University
Personalisation has made decisions easier and quicker – but it is still large corporations, rather than individual users, who benefit most.
Most mental illnesses begin before or during young adulthood, and a quarter of young Canadians have both a mood or anxiety disorder and a substance-abuse problem.
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Facebook is not just in the business of providing you with a service. It is also in the business of farming your data.
Urban Light by Christ Burden at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Rabbit Town displays a similar installation that allegedly copies Burden’s work.
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Travelling will never be the same with the advances of communication technology. The recently opened theme park Rabbit Town shows this.
While the occurrence of sexist harassment online is well documented, we less often consider what might be driving this behaviour.
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These attacks do not involve direct contact with terrorists in the Middle East. Instead, individuals already living in the US are learning the “how-tos” of jihad online.
Under pressure: mark Zuckerberg testifies to the US Congress.
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Facebook says it's going to continue to respond to widespread concerns about its practices and role in society. Researchers of privacy and online trust offer ideas for immediate action.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘not familiar’ with shadow profiles.
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Experts reviewed more than five hours of testimony Facebook’s notoriously reserved CEO gave to Congress, searching for nonverbal clues to understand what he’s really thinking.
With hectic scheduling and constant teaching demands, teachers are turning to social media to meet urgent professional learning needs.
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Twitter provides a low-cost, easy to access platform for teachers to connect with other teachers, gain support and find resources that fit their specific professional development needs.
Social media companies combine many pieces of information into a complex digital profile.
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Aram Sinnreich, American University School of Communication and Barbara Romzek, American University School of Public Affairs
For years, watchdogs have warned of the potential problems of sharing data with online companies. The Facebook data crisis has made these concerns much more real. What should be done now?
Personality tests played a central role in the recent Facebook scandal over corporate harvesting of personal data. Why are businesses so interested in them?
What will Mark Zuckerberg say to Congress?
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While often lumped with other European populist parties, Beppe Grillo's M5S is a movement of activist fans mobilized by the messages of his "celebrity brand".