U.S. senators scrutinize web-scraping facial recognition startup
Clearview AI has drawn attention following investigative reports about its practice of harvesting billions of photos from social media and other services to identify people.
Why Bloomberg bet on memes and influencers this Super Tuesday
The strategy will be put to the test when Michael Bloomberg’s name appears on the ballot for the first time.
Coronavirus: How Twitter could more effectively ease its impact
Twitter has gained recognition as a tool that can assist in the disaster or crisis management process, allowing individuals to search specific hashtags through linking algorithms.
Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
The majority of visual misinformation that people are exposed to involves simple forms of deception like recycling legitimate old photographs and videos and presenting them as evidence of recent events.
In our news wrap Wednesday, the World Health Organization voiced hope that the outbreak of novel coronavirus may be slowing, as Beijing enforces public health measures. Also, Syrian government supporters attacked U.S. troops, who shot and killed one of the…
Facebook says it is forbidding the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools. But the policy leaves plenty of loopholes.
The government uses ToTok to track conversations, locations, images and other data of those who install the app on their phones, The New York Times reported.
Twitter's and Facebook's announcements underscore the fact that misinformation concerns aren't limited to the U.S. and Russia.
Social media has revolutionized the way we connect and communicate -- and certainly not all for the better. In his new book, “Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation,” Andrew Marantz explores how digital platforms full…
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