The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen on June 2, 2023, in New York. Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew, File Disgruntled X…
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Governments are pushing teen social media bans—but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm…
Using a multilingual dataset to enhance hateful video detection on YouTube and Bilibili
Credit: Zero Crossing Rate of English YouTube videos. Y-axis: Zero Crossing Indicator, X-axis: Time(sec.) Social media has revolutionized the way information is shared throughout communities, but it can also be…
Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix…
Brazil’s shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) hold a sign thanking X social media platform owner Elon Musk, during an Independence day rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September…
How online crowds wield power, for good and bad
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob harassment? In the summer of 2022,…
Telegram chief Durov announces ‘new features’ to combat illicit content
Founder and chief executive Pavel Durov lashed out at claims that ‘Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise’ Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range…
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File The blocking of social media platform…
Team develops AI-powered tool to detect hate speech in Southeast Asian languages
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The internet, and particularly social media, have grown exponentially over the last decades. The nature of social media allows anyone to go online and create content…
