TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly" People and the Poor to Attract New Users
The China-based social media company also has policies censoring various forms of political speech, leaked documents reveal.
The China-based social media company also has policies censoring various forms of political speech, leaked documents reveal.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Pharmaceutical companies view the coronavirus pandemic as a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Moderators and others employed through vendors are complaining about health conditions at Facebook offices in Austin, Texas, and Mountain View, California.
ICE is using an algorithm to determine whether detainees should be released or not, but eliminated options for both release and bond.
The revived video feature could foment racism, increase invasive surveillance, and stoke panic, the experts say.
The proposal to link the EU’s facial recognition databases would likely connect them to the U.S. as well, in a massive consolidation of biometric data.
Internal documents show that, after a livestreamed suicide, TikTok’s Brazil office planned its crisis management before calling the police.
Election Insecurity
Hiding the details of how a computer system works does nothing to make it more secure; election systems should instead rely on “open design.”
Voices
An app caused problems counting votes in Iowa. But our attitude of assuming the cyber-worst at every cyber-turn will lead to a cynical electorate.
Police are using cameras at private businesses and homes, along with AI, to expand their video surveillance — raising privacy concerns.
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