Apple’s latest iPhone operating system lets you opt out of having your online habits tracked by the apps you use. That’s a big part of Facebook’s business model, but don’t expect a privacy revolution.
Sometimes an anonymous online forum is just what a teenager needs.
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A significant portion of teenagers’ social development happens online. The risks are well known, but the benefits of peer support are often overlooked.
More than 500 million people’s details were compromised. The records include various combinations of name, email, gender, date of birth, location, relationship status and employer.
Comments and livestreams can lead to physical fights, shootings and even death.
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Tech companies’ use of dual-class share structures to keep control in the hands of founders and other insiders gives a handful of people power over enormous swaths of American life.
To click or not to click?
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A privacy expert says citizens will need to exercise their right to public protest if they want to preserve their privacy.
Facebook’s Oversight Board recently upheld a decision to remove posts using ethnic slurs against Azerbaijanis. Here Azerbaijani troops march during a military parade in Baku in December 2020 in celebration of a peace deal with Armenia.
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The decisions made by Facebook through its content moderators and Oversight Board have significant implications for the exercise of worldwide freedom of expression and speech.
Donald Trump: social media was one of the former president’s main platforms.
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Canada needs to think carefully about our approach to regulating online harm. Rather than going it alone and taking aim at social media companies, Canada should work with other democracies.
The past five to 10 years have seen the rise of artificial intelligence, which is increasingly posing a threat to democracy.
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News organizations are in low repute. To enhance their credibility, they’ve encouraged interaction between their journalists and audience members. Is that the best way to build the public’s trust?
Local stories often find their way into national papers.
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