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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
Chinese social media sites lit up with grief for dissident Liu Xiaobo, but not for long
Newspaper | Los Angeles Times
Date | 15.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, politics, social media
Summary | Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace laureate, just died. Many Chinese people expressed their sympathy and grief online, but the government tried to censor those comments. Most Chinese citizens don't know the dissident's name. On Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, the government deleted pictures of Liu and his wife.
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President @realdonaldtrump
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 3.5.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, hashtags, politics, smartphone, Twitter
Summary | During his first 100 days, Trump tweeted a lot. His most used word in Twitter was "Great" (then: very, today, fake, news). His most common hashtag was "MAGA", the topic he most tweeted about was the media, and his favorite interjection is "Enojy!". Trump does not use a lot of emojis in his tweets, but his most common emoji is the American flag. Also, his most common hour for tweeting is 8am, and he mostly uses his iPhone.
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Obama Shifting Online Strategy on ISIS
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 8.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, law, politics, privacy, threat
Summary | President Obama wants to use surveillance techniques of new media to find IS terrorists. Tech companies, however, increasingly offer their users encrypted messaging services and refuse to hand over the keys to the government. Companies are protecting their users' privacy but also giving terrorists safe channels of communication.
Image Description | Portrait of Apple’s chief executive.
Image Tags | male(s)
As Elites Switch to Texting, Watchdogs Fear Loss of Transparency
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 6.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | law, politics, privacy, threat, WhatsApp
Summary | The powerful elites are using the end-to-end-encrypted WhatsApp to communicate sensitive information. Such strategies are adopted by politicians, high-profile representatives of major companies, and Wallstreet banker. The latter are lawfully obligated to save all communications for possible inspection but WhatsApp enables them to escape that law.
Image Description | Image of a man talking on the phone and another man reading some paperwork.
Image Tags | male(s), smartphone
Images Worth a Thousand Tweets
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 7.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | GIFs, politics
Summary | Pieces of technology sometimes alter political campaigns (e.g. Calvin Coolidge with the radio, or JFK with the first TV debate). During the 2016 Presidential election, GIFs may have influenced the election. How so? If you think about memorable events from the campaign, those that seem to stick have been reduced to GIFs (e.g. Trump Faces GIF). GIFs show us another (more human) side of politicians.
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Texts Live On, but That's Often Forgotten in Politics
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 12.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | email, politics, privacy, texting
Summary | Politicians seem to forget an important rule: do not write a text message that could bring serious consequences if it appeared on the front page of a newspaper. In the George Washington Bridge scandal, it was said that Christina Genovese Renna (one of Chris Christie's aides) had texted a colleague that if his boss's emails were found, they would reveal that he was plotting to block traffic to the bridge. If you are a public servant, you should know that you can't send any confidential text messages. Text messages are often perceived as a "thoughtless" form of communication, which can have serious consequences.
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Blue State
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 28.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, politics
Summary | Facebook users have maybe noticed that their facebook feeds have become bluer or redder, especially in the last year. They may have seen posts from celebrities, candidates themselves, unknown media sources, or friends. Facebook has also been a new source for political news. There are pieces of news that are only made for Facebook and that are made to reach Facebook users in particular. Media companies want people to share the posts they have in front of them; Facebook is thus an intermediary between publishers and audience. With the above strategy and the fact that Facebook users have access to their feeds all the time (through their smartphone), it became obvious that Facebook was more than just a source of news.
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The Age of Email Is Nearing an End
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 20.10.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | email, politics, social media
Summary | The 2016 US Presidential election has been called the Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Meerkat, Periscope, and meme election. Nevertheless, the 2016 campaign has been defined by something less technological: the email (e.g. Hillary Clinton's emails). With Clinton's situation, people have seen that we have perhaps overcommited to email, and that the age of email is nearing an end. Email might not be the best tool for modern politics.
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On Twitter, a Battle Among Political Bots
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 14.12.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, fake news, politics, Twitter
Summary | People on social media are often discussing/debating with bots when it comes to politics. A lot of bots are created to misinform the public (they are called protests bots or propaganda bots). During the 2016 US Presidential election, many tweets with the hashtag MAGA or CrookedHillary came from automated bots.
Image Description | Photograph of people at a rally for Trump, photograph of a street with many police cars, and screenshots of several tweets
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), Twitter
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