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Facebook Has Been Monetizing Searches for the Buffalo Shooting Video
The company relies on automated systems to spot violent content, but people are still uploading and sharing the Buffalo video. Source
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TikTok Star Ava Majury Discovers the Dark Side of Fame
“This is all your fault,” he said. “The subject was most likely a stalker that resulted from her daughter’s extensive social media involvement,” the Collier County Sheriff’s Office report read, citing statements to them from […]
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How The Death of Taylor Force in Israel Echoes Through the Fight Over Online Speech
Lawyers, judges and lawmakers are advancing a bold idea: The powerful algorithms used by Facebook, YouTube and Twitter could make them complicit in offline crimes. Source
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How Lin Qi’s Poisoning Death Shocked China
Chinese media, including official outlets, have widely identified the suspect as Xu Yao, an executive at Mr. Lin’s gaming company, Youzu Interactive, which goes by Yoozoo in English. Those reports could not be independently confirmed, […]
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Airbnb Fights Its ‘Party House Problem’
The luxury cabin in Incline Village, Nev., just north of Lake Tahoe, has a hot tub, sauna, pool table, fire pit, two patios and a backyard full of towering pine trees. It sleeps 14, according […]
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The Truth About ‘The Truth About Breonna Taylor’ Meme
This week, protests erupted around the nation after a Louisville grand jury did not charge any police officers in the killing of Breonna Taylor. And on social media, false and exaggerated claims about Ms. Taylor […]
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Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried
The peculiar matches began early on a Sunday morning. Across the world, genealogists found that they had numerous new relatives on GEDmatch, a website known for its role in helping crack the Golden State Killer […]