Facebook becoming mildly less convenient in hopes of saving democracy
Facebook is awash with election misinformation. And so, two days after the U.S. presidential election, it has decided to add “friction” to its spread.
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Online ‘pandemic of misinformation’ poses existential threat to UK’s…
An online ‘pandemic of misinformation’ is posing an existential threat to the UK’s democracy and way of life, according to a chilling parliamentary…
How Google’s resistance to employee organizing endangers our democracy
In October, I wrote an op-ed for Newsweek about big tech’s gradual destruction of our democracy. Specifically, I argued that big tech continues to undermine…
Facebook wants to ‘strengthen democracy’ with a news tab
Amid growing criticism, Facebook wants to “strengthen democracy” by rolling out a dedicated spot for news from reputable sources. On Friday, October 25,…
Big tech surveillance could damage democracy
The more tech companies know about their users, the more effectively they can direct them to goods and services that they are likely to buy. The more companies…
See the Translation Tech Lawmakers Say “Threatens Democracy” in Action |…
Loaded Language
On Thursday, a U.K.-based tech firm released a remarkable demo video of its flagship software.“I’d like to demonstrate how Synthesia…
Russia may have been behind a fresh plot to contaminate US democracy |…
Facebook says the 115 accounts it pulled down this week for meddling in the midterms may have been linked to notorious troll farm, the Internet Research…
In State Tectonics, an explosive ending for the future of democracy | Tech…
Breaking Tech Industry news from the top sourcesAn omnipotent data infrastructure and knowledge-sharing tech organization has spread across the planet.…
Artificial intelligence is transforming social media. Can American…
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, left, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey arrive to a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill,…
Theresa May says a 2nd Brexit referendum would be a ‘gross betrayal’ of…
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caption British Prime Minister Theresa May. source Getty British Prime Minister Theresa May has categorically ruled out a second…