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Facebook takes a new crack at halting fake news and clickbait
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 17.5.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, fake news, threat
Summary | Facebook has announced that it will work on new strategies to flag fake news on their platform by labeling them "disputed". Facebook's activism will also target click bait stories which can be equally misleading. Click bait are headlines which leave out essential content or grossly exaggerate to lure people into clicking on the link.
Image Description | Getty image of a woman's hand holding a smartphone showing the Facebook logo in front of a screen showing the Facebook sign-in page.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, Facebook, female(s), hand(s), logo, smartphone
UPDATE: Snaps won't disappear as quickly
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 10.5.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, Snapchat, translation
Summary | Snapchat will now allow users to broadcast their snaps for infinity instead of the previous 10 second maximum. This allows recipient to watch the snaps for as long as they like but once they close the message, it will disappear. Facebook is working on instantly translating all content (text and even video) on their platform so that users see everything in their preferred language.
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Facebook has a plan to let you type with your brain
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 19.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | brain, Facebook, privacy, word/writing
Summary | Facebook is working on a new technology that would let users type a hundred words per second with their thoughts only. If they could find a way to tap into brain signals it would be a huge leap for augmented reality. Many users are however already worried that Facebook is intruding in their privacy and are anxious about Facebook taping into their brains.
Image Description | A woman standing in front of the Facebook logo.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), logo
Tech industry slowly rallies behind Apple in iPhone fight
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 19.2.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, Google, law, privacy, smartphone, threat
Summary | The FBI had issues a court order to Apple to hack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists. When Apple declined, other tech magnates like Google and Facebook sided with them saying that tech companies cannot be ordered to compromise their customers' privacy by the governement. Allowing this to happen now would set a problematic precedent for the future.
Image Description | Portrait of Mark Zuckerberg.
Image Tags | Facebook, male(s)
Blind Facebook users 'see' photos
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 5.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, diversity, Facebook, Instagram
Summary | Facebook has a new function that is meant to make the predominantly visual platforms of Facebook and Instagram more inclusive to people with visual impairments. The new software uses artificial intelligence to tell blind users what is in the images. It is not perfect yet but the image recognition can identify simple things like specific sports, etc.
Image Description | Screenshots of Facebook feeds with the image content captioned.
Image Tags | Facebook
'Chatbots' are coming
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 7.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, research/study, WhatsApp
Summary | The future is artificially intelligent. All major digital companies seem to see the most potential in messenger-based, artificially intelligent chatbots. Studies have shown that people value messaging services most highly on their smartphones so any innovation needs to be accessible through a messaging service. WhatsApp is a very significant one, it has 900 mio users.
Image Description | Getty image of Mark Zuckerberg in front of the Facebook Messenger logo and a screenshot of an Uber chatbot conversation.
Image Tags | Facebook, logo, male(s)
'Chat bots' ready to take aim at big money
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 13.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, marketing
Summary | Facebook is opening its messenger to businesses. They can now market their services on the Facebook messenger and enable users to make purchases or talk to cusomer service through the messenger. The service is operated by artificial intelligence chatbots and is an attempt by Facebook to "own more of consumers' 'mobile moments.' "
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Facebook users are all smiles over emoji
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 26.2.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, Facebook
Summary | Facebook introduced a new way to express oneself on the social network: people can use emoji-like reaction buttons to represent love, laughter, anger, surprise and sadness. The "like" button was not always appropriate (e.g. to comment on a post about a death). People mostly think that the new reactions are fun. Other people are disappointed that Facebook didn't add a dislike button.
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'Chatbot' chatter picking up steam
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 8.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | At the annual software developer conference people think that Mark Zuckerberg will open up to chatbots for Facebook Messenger. Chatbots use artificial intelligence and simulate human conversation. For instance, they can help users book a flight, or order something. Chatbots are popular in Asia, where users can schedule doctor's appointments or buy shoes thanks to WeChat, a messaging app that uses chatbots. Microsoft also talked about bots last week; they are becoming more and more popular.
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Pantsuit Nation' movement to press on after Clinton loss
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 9.11.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, politics, social media
Summary | A Facebook group called 'Pansuit Nation' is keeping Hilary Clinton supporters organized and everyone sharing their experiences of voting for a woman for the first time ever (some wearing pantsuits) with photos. The platform was so busy at times that Facebook servers could not keep up. Now that Clinton has lost the election, the group members are still discussing how they could take political action. A feminist studies scholar has however relativized the potential of the online community as the conversation on the platfor remains mostly superficial.
Image Description | Video of a Hilary Clinton speech.
Image Tags | female(s)
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