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Facebook using artificial intelligence to combat terrorist propaganda
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 16.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, threat
Summary | Facebook uses artificial intelligence to get rid of terrorist propaganda on its platform. For instance, when a terrorist photo/video is uploaded, the system sees whether they match a known photo/video. Also, Facebook uses AI to analyze text.
Image Description | Digital image of the Facebook icon.
Image Tags | Facebook, logo
Rogue chatbots deleted in China after questioning Communist Party
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 3.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, censorship
Summary | A Chinese messaging app decided to shut down two chatbots that questioned the Communist Party. For instance, the robots said that democracy was a must, and that they didn't like the Communist Party.
Image Description | Smartphone screen displaying app icons, and icons of apps JOOX and QQ.
Image Tags | logo, smartphone
Twitter to trial upping 140-character limit to 280 so you can say everything you want to say
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 26.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Twitter
Summary | Twitter's 140-character limit is its signature, but the social network said that, as a test, they are going to try longer tweets (280 characters) with random users. Some people are strongly attached to the current limit and don't want it to change.
Image Description | Photograph of the Twitter logo on a woman's lips, finger touching the Twitter app icon on a smartphone screen, hand holding a smartphone displaying Twitter, screenshots of tweets, and Twitter logo.
Image Tags | hand(s), logo, smartphone, Twitter
Why I won't stop taking naked selfies - even if the police tell me to
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 18.2.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | gender, law, selfie, sexting
Summary | Shane Connolly, an assistant commissioner for the Australian police, said that in order to avoid becoming victims of revenge porn, people should just stop taking selfies. The author of the article does not agree and is tired of men who think that women are responsible of their own downfall. According to a research, 83% of us have already taken naked selfies. The problem is that we need a law that protects us when we're being abused.
Image Description | Image of a computer screen displaying a blurry naked picture, Snapchat logo, portrait of Lily James, portrait of Vanessa Hudgens,
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), logo, Snapchat
Siri update offers support for rape victims and suicide questions
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 4.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence
Summary | Siri (Apple's digital assistant) will provide more compassionate advice and responses to questions about rape, suicide and abuse. Before the new update, Siri didn't recognize the statements "I was raped" or "I am being abused".
Image Description | Digital image of Siri's logo, and screenshots of conversations with a personal assistant.
Image Tags | logo, text
Iranian hackers attack Telegram to find 15 million accounts
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 3.8.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | privacy, texting
Summary | Iranian hackers got access to Telegram accounts and got the details of 15 million Iranian users.
Image Description | Telegram logo, photograph of military men running, photograph of two Muslim women taking a selfie, screenshot of a series of tweets
Image Tags | female(s), logo, male(s), selfie, smartphone, Twitter
Facebook wants to kill off the phone number in 2016: Claims system is from the 'flip phone era' as it reveals Messenger now has more than 800 MILLION users
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 8.1.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, texting
Summary | More than 800 million people use Facebook Messenger. Facebook wants to 'kill off the phone number' and attract even more users thanks to more features. Texting and SMS were flip phone communication styles. Now we can do much more with our smartphones, and new communication styles are appearing. With Messenger, Yes, you can text, send stickers, photos, videos, voice clips, GIFs, and even money to people. You can call people and you don't even need to know people's phone numbers anymore. Facebook also wants to introduce its digital virtual assistant called "M" into Messenger
Image Description | Photograph of Mark Zuckerberg, chart displaying Messenger statistics, illustrations of two smartphones displaying a conversation with "M", and photograph of a finger touching a screen displaying several icons.
Image Tags | Facebook, hand(s), logo, male(s), smartphone, text
Allo, Allo, anyone at Home? Google unveils new gadget to take on Amazon's Echo and messaging app to target WhatsApp and Snapchat
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google, texting, virtual reality
Summary | Google has declared war on other Internet giants regarding artificial intelligence. They introduced Google Home, a small speaker that can play music and access Google Assistant. Google also revealed the messaging app Allo that is supposed to bring Google's search engine into personal chats, as well as Duo, a video calling app.
Image Description | Photograph of Mario Queiroz in front of a projection introducing Google Home, photograph of Queiroz holding the device, photographs of Google Home and of Amazon's devices, photograph of Sundar Pichai, different logos, and photographs of conference stages.
Image Tags | logo, male(s)
Merkel says big internet firms 'distort perception': Chancellor demands Facebook and Google make their algorithms public
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 28.10.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, Google, marketing, politics, privacy
Summary | Merkel wants Facebook and Google to be more transparent and reveal the algorithms that select stories people see. She claimed that those algorithms distort our perception of reality. Internet giants don't agree with that; they said that viewers have access to a wide range of opinions.
Image Description | Photograph of Angela Merket speaking at a conference, photograph of the Facebook logo with the reaction buttons, and Twitter logo.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), logo, Twitter
Facebook backs down in race row: Will stop advertisers using 'ethnic affinity' to target housing, employment and credit ads
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 11.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, marketing, privacy
Summary | Facebook will stop its "ethnic affinity" practice that helps advertisers reach ethnic groups with housing, extension of credit, and employment ads. However, policymakers and civil rights leaders have been concerned about the use of the ethnic affinity option; those ads discriminate against people. The privacy and public policy manager at Facebook said that it is important to keep the option to include and exclude groups for advertisers.
Image Description | Screenshot of Facebook's 'Detailed Targeting' form, screenshot of a part of a Facebook page, photograph of a smartphone screen with social media logos on it
Image Tags | Facebook, logo, smartphone, social media
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