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After battling social media

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:22:45 +0000

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After battling social media impostors for years, a U.S. congressman and Air Force veteran said he is preparing legislation to force Facebook to do more to combat military romance scams https://t.co/7nHvIqZ1Gi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 1, 2019

I earn $375 a week working

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:19:41 +0000

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I earn $375 a week working from home, and you can too...

The numbers in the first

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:02:08 +0000

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The numbers in the first article are astounding.

I know the difference in scale is massive, but still I can't get away from thinking about a comparison which a family member noted to me recently. He said: I can't believe how intelligent the comments on the NYTimes website are. And I said: well, they have human moderators vetting each comment. Which says: the scale and the automation are the source of the problem....

The disinformation age: a

ocean-kat — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 02:00:01 +0000

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The disinformation age: a revolution in propaganda

More information was supposed to mean more freedom to stand up to the powerful, but has also given the powerful new ways to crush and silence dissent. More information was supposed to mean a more informed debate, but we seem less capable of deliberation than ever. More information was supposed to mean mutual understanding across borders, but it has also made possible new and more subtle forms of subversion. We live in a world in which the means of manipulation have gone forth and multiplied, a world of dark ads, psy-ops, hacks, bots, soft facts, deep fakes, fake news, Putin, trolls, and Trump.

Delay, Deny and Deflect: How

ocean-kat — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 01:37:52 +0000

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Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis

Like other technology executives, Mr. Zuckerberg and Ms. Sandberg cast their company as a force for social good. Facebook’s lofty aims were emblazoned even on securities filings: “Our mission is to make the world more open and connected.”

But as Facebook grew, so did the hate speech, bullying and other toxic content on the platform. When researchers and activists in Myanmar, India, Germany and elsewhere warned that Facebook had become an instrument of government propaganda and ethnic cleansing, the company largely ignored them. Facebook had positioned itself as a platform, not a publisher. Taking responsibility for what users posted, or acting to censor it, was expensive and complicated.