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Researchers have developed a game to ‘vaccinate’ people against fake news – by showing them how to become a fake news mogul.
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Seven rules for break up in the digital age.
Message from the Unseen World , an installation of a Turing-inspired algorithm reciting a poem.
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Today’s communications platforms and the algorithms that power them have led to a radical change in how public discourse is conducted and public opinion formed.
Is there an echo here?
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More and more, news items, adverts and posts by friends are blurred in Facebook’s interface. This all merges into a single stream of information.
Cyberbullying isn’t always the ‘trolling’ we hear about in the media.
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Cyberbullying is everywhere and is not going away - so what do bullies specifically do?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has often spoken of the value of education and learning.
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You may not “like” it, but Facebook has an important role to play in education.
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If you communicate carefully, big retailers will listen.
Under fire: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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A scholar of digital trust evaluates Facebook’s current efforts and proposes some improvements the company could make.
People feeling anxious about social interactions can find support and solace on social media.
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Posting on social media, reaching a group of friends all at once, can make connecting with others less threatening for people who experience social anxiety.
Tide pods: neither delicious, nor nutritious.
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Eating laundry detergent capsules online is not the fault of the younger generation. In modern society, attention is power.
Chinese giant.
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Tencent’s monetisation strategy so far has been counter-intuitive to the traditional way of doing business.
Many of the challenges faced by social media companies come down to failures of design.
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Tech companies are beginning to recognise that there is an ethical dimension to their work, and that they have some responsibility for the well-being of their users.
When relationships turn sour, revenge porn can be used as a devastating weapon.
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For too long, social media companies – with their scale and reach – have assisted revenge porn perpetrators. At last, the law is catching up.
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What’s behind Facebook’s decision to cut down on news content in people’s newsfeeds?
Winning friends and influencing people.
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Social media can act like an online CV, so be careful what you share.
Pants on fire.
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Emmanuel Macron is the latest to talk about reining in fake news. It can’t be done.
Christiano Ronaldo.
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Footballers and other sports stars are the giants of social media, amassing millions of followers. But does it provide value for money and will the relationship last?
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Data ethics should pay much more attention to the social value of research
Rohingya Muslim women who fled Myanmar for Bangladesh stretch their arms out to collect aid distributed by relief agencies in this September 2017 photo. A campaign of killings, rape and arson attacks by security forces and Buddhist-aligned mobs have sent more than 850,000 of the country’s 1.3 million Rohingya fleeing.
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Facebook is unwittingly helping fuel a genocide against the Rohingya people in Myanmar. Does Cuba’s internet model provide lessons to manage social media amid political chaos?
It’s time to build trust.
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Social media companies arose from libertarian, free-market origins but must embrace social benefits and democracy to survive.