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Amnesty International used machine-learning to quantify the scale of abuse against women on Twitter
A new study by Amnesty International and Element AI attempts to put numbers to a problem many women already know…
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Facebook’s got 99 problems but Trump’s latest “bias” tweet ain’t one
By any measure Facebook hasn’t had the best of years in 2018. But while toxic problems keep piling up and,…
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Rudy Giuliani, a Trump cybersecurity adviser, doesn’t understand the internet
Welcome back to the latest edition of politicians don’t get technology! Our latest guest is Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor…
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ProBeat: Twitter’s biggest mistake was giving Donald Trump a pass
Twitter’s stock took a hit yesterday after news resurfaced that Fox News had not tweeted for three weeks. The publication…
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Here’s why low-credibility news seems to dominate Twitter
With the entire world seemingly up in arms over “fake news,” you’d think it would have been wiped out…
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Here’s how to find your old embarrassing tweets
Have you ever wondered what you tweeted to your 28 followers back in 2009? Was it something along the lines…
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This is why women’s panties are trending on social media
A women-led protest that began in Ireland has gone global. After a rape trial ended last week in a controversial acquittal, women…
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Will curb fake news, considering edit button for a tweet: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
The social networking platform Twitter has been considering a tweet edit functionality, where netizen would be allowed to change their…
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White House pushes ridiculous ‘assault’ video to defend reporter ban
Sarah Huckabee Sanders yesterday accused CNN’s Jim Acosta of “inappropriate behavior” towards a White House intern, citing this as…
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Twitter removes thousands of accounts that tried to dissuade Democrats from voting
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot…
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