In the end, with internet-based social research, scientists might be able to know humans beyond their own understanding.
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Digital technology and its ability to process vast amounts of human-generated data can be a powerful tool for social science research.
Red Cross volunteers registered evacuees from Houston’s storm damage.
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There are reasons to channel Harvey aid through the nonprofit despite evidence that it wasted money following Haiti’s earthquake and fumbled Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.
‘Mad as hell and not gonna take it any more.’
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Channel 4 news anchor drew thundering applause at the Edinburgh TV Festival, but don’t believe every word.
Disney is leaving Netflix. Is the streaming market becoming too fragmented?
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The cost and confusion of having content tied to so many different streaming platforms could ultimately provoke a return to bundling and a pay TV model.
If you’re a public servant, just liking a post on Facebook or Twitter could be a problem.
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Social media is complicating Australia’s implied constitutional right to political speech. Bernard Gaynor’s case could offer more clarity.
Facebook Watch.
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Facebook’s new video platform, Watch, suggests the social platform may have given up on copying Snapchat.
Our internet is becoming increasingly fragmented thanks to local laws.
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Locals laws and norms are breaking up the internet as we know it.
Facebook wants to protect your selfies.
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Every Facebook profile comes with a profile picture, but how can we prevent these often personal photos from being stolen?
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It hasn’t been a good round of earnings for Silicon Valley’s big names.
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The court ruled unanimously that access to social media is an essential right.
Parents should understand where the value is in social media so they can guide their kids to positive use.
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Social media provides many emotional, health and social benefits for young people.
European Union Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has followed an antitrust enforcement strategy pioneered in the U.S.
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Europe’s approach to antitrust enforcement picks up where the US left off in the 1980s, when the view that breaking up monopolies hurt innovation took hold.
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Our research shows we keep going back to social media even when it infuriates us.
It originated as a Reddit post. The president tweeted it. Then all hell broke loose.
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The national story of an anonymous Reddit user’s post – and the threat to unmask him – raises important questions about the role of online communication in our society.
We need to call out trolling for what it is: harassment and abuse.
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The media is doing the public a disservice by using the word “trolling” to describe more serious behaviours that should be defined as online harassment and abuse.
The experience of journalists like Maria Ressa is all too common.
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Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has faced online harassment campaigns designed to discredit and silence her.
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If Facebook already knows how you feel from reading what you post, soon it will know from reading the expressions on your face.
It was supposed to bring us all together.
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How has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?
Research has shown kids can be duped by native advertising.
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We must have open conversations with kids so they’re able to identify reliable news online.
What exactly is outrage?
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When outrage is misplaced or excessive, it can have negative consequences for a healthy public discourse.