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Oct 19

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What’s the motive behind Julian Assange’s internet ban?

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Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has been living in exile in London's Ecuadorian embassy for four years. Now Ecuador says it's shut off Assange's internet access, months after WikiLeaks began to release documents and emails stolen from the DNC and…

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Sep 29

13 percent of American adults do not use internet

By Courtney Norris

40 million Americans, still don’t go online, according to a recent Pew Research Center analysis.

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Sep 21

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Why we believe what we read on the internet

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In the digital age, we have access to all the information that we could ever want. But that means there’s also a lot of misinformation out there. How do we know what’s true and what isn’t? That’s what Daniel Levitin…

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Sep 07

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Why it’s so hard to fight extremist propaganda online

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How do you deter people from being seduced by messages of extremism on social media? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien looks at some of the strategies, including videos that provide a counter-narrative to the Islamic State and a computer program that…

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Aug 25

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Why the ‘alt-right’ is coming out of online chat rooms to support Trump

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Donald Trump is appealing to voters who reject mainstream conservative ideals. These members of the so-called "alt-right" have typically taken their frustrations to the internet, rather than to the polls. John Yang interviews the Washington Free Beacon's Matthew Continetti and…

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Aug 19

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Legendary filmmaker explores how the internet reflects human nature

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In his newest film, Werner Herzog is again asking existential questions -- this time, about the internet. In “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World,” released in theaters on Friday, Herzog analyzes this ever-expanding fortress of information, and how…

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Aug 18

AP fact check: Why Trump can’t shut down the internet

By Bree Fowler, Associated Press

Trump first made the demand during a debate in December. He said the government should work with "brilliant people" in Silicon Valley to keep violent extremists offline, even if that means shutting down parts of the internet.

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Jun 02

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Teens on being tethered to their phones and social media

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Teenagers today have never known a world without smartphones and social media, and most of them can’t even conceive of a time where people sat around the dinner table without checking their Instagram pages. We asked a handful of eighth-graders…

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May 16

Justices give narrow win to Internet site in false data case

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says an Internet search site that posted false information about people can be sued only if the errors caused actual harm.

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Apr 21

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This online pioneer sees a future where everything is internet

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In the 30 years since Steve Case co-founded AOL, the global tech landscape has seen immense growth and change. What new developments wait in the near future, and what does the rapidly expanding online world mean for human life? Case…

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