Search results for malicious intent

Social Sciences Mar 21, 2023

30 years of child welfare data collection reveals systemic inequities, racism and harm in Canada

In 2007, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (the Caring Society) and the Assembly of First Nations filed a complaint under the Canadian Human Rights Act, arguing that the Government of Canada's inequitable ...

Social Sciences Mar 9, 2023

Americans share fake news to fit in with social circles, find researchers

Both conservative and liberal Americans share fake news because they don't want to be ostracized from their social circles, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Social Sciences Dec 21, 2022

Merry or scary? Santa's 'Ho ho ho' mirrors our own ambiguous relationship to laughter

Here it is again: the merry, festive Christmas season with its glitter balls, tinsel and the typical "Ho Ho Ho!" Holding onto his red belly, Santa grins and laughs at us from everywhere. Like Halloween pumpkins and clowns, ...

Environment Oct 11, 2022

The Nord Stream breaches are a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in undersea infrastructure

On the night of September 26, near the end of the calm season on the Baltic, a broiling kilometer-wide circle disturbed the face of the sea and a huge mass of methane erupted into the air. The gas formed a cloud that crossed ...

Social Sciences Aug 12, 2022

Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it

Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as "fake news" and his unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Social Sciences Jun 3, 2022

On social media, people are offering their homes to abortion seekers—but existing networks still need help

The prospect that the U.S. Supreme Court could soon strike down its landmark abortion-rights decision in Roe v. Wade has galvanized some social media users—from Pennsylvania to Colorado, and New Jersey to Canada—to organize ...

Political science Apr 4, 2022

Deepfakes and fake news pose a growing threat to democracy, experts warn

In mid-March, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine crept into its third week, an unusual video started making the rounds on social media and was even broadcast on the television channel Ukraine 24 due to the efforts of hackers.

Earth Sciences Mar 28, 2022

Machine learning techniques can speed up glacier modeling by 1,000 times

A novel glacier model has been developed which can simulate ice dynamics and ice interaction with the climate up to a thousand times faster than previous models. This model can be used to predict the evolution of glaciers ...

Economics & Business Mar 1, 2022

How brands can tackle trolling by taking away the enabling audience

Social media platforms should hide the viewing metrics on malicious content posted by trolls as part of a more proactive approach to curbing their behavior, recommends new University of Sussex Business School-led research.

Social Sciences Jan 5, 2022

'Sextortion' leads to financial losses and psychological trauma: What to look out for on dating apps

When malicious internet users gain people's trust to obtain sexually explicit photos or videos, and then use these materials—specifically the threat of sharing them—to coerce them for sexual, personal or financial gain, ...

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