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Scientists are arguing over how YouTube might help turn people into extremists.
The abilities to detect and analyze deepfake videos is of the utmost urgency. Deepfakes are a serious threat to people’s security and our democratic institutions.
It looks as if the Conservative P\arty has learned from the way Labour targeted the youth vote in 2017.
Algorithms can amplify toxic content, but the problems start in human communities.
New evidence suggests most YouTube videos on climate change deny its existence.
From Steve Smith’s tearful apology to anonymous apps like Whisper, public confessions can be therapeutic, emancipatory, or potentially exploitative.
The history of how Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries manage children and data is a troubling one. How will Sidewalk Labs address concerns about minors and privacy in Toronto’s Quayside project?
Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production in the vinyl era is not a patch on the equivalent from running giant servers today.
YouTube channels are increasingly targeting children, but research shows these young viewers may not understand when they are being sold to.
It’s time for social media platforms to be more open about how livestreaming works, how it is moderated, and what should happen if or when the rules break down.
The tech giants are consistently failing to protect children.
New activist communities are fighting back against haters to make the world safer for LGBTQ teens.
With the surprise meticulously planned, all eyes – and lenses – turn to the kids. All they have to do is react as expected: overjoyed. So why don’t they?
Banning a handful of breeds has not helped to improve public safety.
Social media entertainers are creative, entrepreneurial and masters at building the communities that support them. But regulations currently under review could strangle this nascent industry.
Mechanisms to keep users safe from violent content may pose serious problems for international justice.
Many tech titans say they can self-regulate online hate speech and extremism with artificial intelligence, but can they?
With nostalgic flashbacks, epic training montages and most of the original cast, Cobra Kai is faithful to the Karate Kid film – all while delivering cutting-edge contemporary social commentary.
In a time of an overwhelming amount of music available, discerning consumers have to be even more strategic.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Reader in Marketing, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, RMIT University
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Clinical Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Professor of Marketing, Cardiff University
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Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
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PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology; Epidemiogist at Henry Ford Health, University of Windsor
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Mark Kamlet is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Founders University Professor of Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
