Facebook had tool to weed out fake news: report (Update)
Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year but declined to deploy it for fear of offending conservatives, a report said Monday.
Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year but declined to deploy it for fear of offending conservatives, a report said Monday.
Internet
Nov 14, 2016
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Facebook is trying to ease the heartache of breaking up.
Internet
Nov 19, 2015
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Facebook said on Tuesday it is testing an array of features aimed at getting people to watch more videos at the leading social network.
Internet
Oct 14, 2015
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Facebook said Monday that it will begin testing a shopping tab for its mobile app as it works to ramp up advertising and online commerce offerings.
Internet
Oct 12, 2015
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Journalists and other public figures can now offer live video to their followers on Facebook, which announced plans Thursday to broaden the streaming service.
Internet
Sep 10, 2015
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A month after announcing new guidelines, Reddit removed five groups that it said harassed people.
Internet
Jun 10, 2015
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Newsgathering by drone is gaining traction as an industry practice, but how the technology can actually be used to cover the news of the day is murky given its legal limitations.
Engineering
May 7, 2015
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Social media networks like Facebook are not putting users in an ideological information bubble, despite fears to the contrary, a new research report said Thursday.
Social Sciences
May 7, 2015
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Nary a week goes by that doesn't see a new mainstream media story on the dangers of technology use. Just the other day I spotted one talking about how smartphones are making us dumber.
Other
Mar 18, 2015
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Flying over the flaming barricades of the Maidan protests in Kiev, the camps of Auschwitz or hurtling down a ski slope—drones have become a vital tool for cameramen, but they are increasingly running into legal and practical ...
Other
Mar 8, 2015
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