Digital Discourse Database

Number of Posts: 120
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Extremists driven off Facebook and Twitter targeting smaller firms

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Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 12.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, law, social media, threat, Twitter
Summary | Small social media networks don't have the same resources as big social media platforms to fight terrorists. Because platforms such as Facebook or Twitter can quickly block accounts supporting terrorism, extremists need to find other "smaller" platforms.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand using a laptop.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, hand(s)

Facebook exec quit job and lives as a RECLUSE claiming machines 'destroy jobs' and will spark an 'ugly' revolution

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 4.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, threat
Summary | An ex-Silicon Valley employee (Martinez) now lives in the woods because he thinks machines are replacing humans and will take over the world, which will spark a huge revolution.
Image Description | Portraits of Mark Zuckerberg and Antonia Garcia Martinez, a man standing in front of a Facebook/thumb up sign, screenshot of a video showing Zuckerberg in his Facebook HQ, and white robot in a white room with a laptop,
Image Tags | computer/laptop, Facebook, male(s)

Mum leaves million Facebook fans 'crying laughing' with her brutal reviews - and it's all thanks to a 50p bet

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 13.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, YouTube
Summary | Antonella is a 43-year-old GPs' receptionist, and she's now famous on Facebook and YouTube thanks to her hilarious and uncensored posts. It all started when she decided with a friend to do a funny review online and see who would get the most likes. Fans said they were crying laughing when they saw her review and told her she should do more reviews.
Image Description | Two videos of Antonella and her reviews, and six screenshots of videos of Antonella trying on a bra and testing a cream.
Image Tags | female(s)

Facebook and Google activate safety features after Barcelona attack: How to mark yourself safe

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 17.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, Google, threat
Summary | After the Barcelona attacks, Facebook and Google have activated their safety features.
Image Description | Screenshots of Facebook and Google's safety features, and three tweets.
Image Tags | Facebook, Google, Twitter

Facebook launches Safety Check disaster feed

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 22.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, threat
Summary | Facebook updated its Safety Check for natural disasters. There is now a special tab with stream of disasters so that Facebook users can stay informed at all times.
Image Description | Photograph of a giant Facebook sign, and three smartphones.
Image Tags | Facebook, smartphone

Facebook will not delete videos of violent death, abortion and self-harm, leaked guidelines show

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 21.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook
Summary | Facebook doesn't want to deleter posts about violent death, abortion, and self-harm; the group doesn't want to censor anyone. Leaked documents revealed some of Facebook's rules in terms of violent content. For instance, videos of abortion are allowed but nuditiy is not. Pictures of animal abuse can also be shared.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone, charts showing FB's montly active users, laptop screen displaying Facebook's login page,
Image Tags | chart, computer/laptop, Facebook, hand(s), smartphone

'Robot intelligence is dangerous': Expert's warning after Facebook AI 'develop their own language'

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 1.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, threat
Summary | Facebook's bots Bob and Alice were shut down after they created their own language. The new form of communication was more efficient for Bob and Alice, but in creating this new language, they didn't accomplish their task (i.e. learn how to negotiate like humans). Robotics Professor Kevin Warwick thinks we should be careful and not think this is not dangerous.
Image Description | Photograph of a robot, and black silhouette of a person holding a phone displaying the Facebook app.
Image Tags | Facebook, hand(s), smartphone

There is no need to panic about Facebook's talking robots

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 2.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Facebook recently shut down two of its chatbots after they created their own form of communication. The bots were supposed to be trained to negotiate like humans. But why did they start talking in their own language? The reason why Facebook decided to kill both bots was not because they represented a danger, but because they didn't accomplish their task.
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Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 1.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Facebook decided to shut down two of artifical intelligence robots after they started conversing in their own language. Nevertheless, the project shows that we're closer to creating bots that can think, talk, and negotiate.
Image Description | Photograph of Mark Zuckerberg in front of a screen displaying "artificial intelligence", and timeline of artificial intelligence
Image Tags | chart, male(s)

Facebook Messenger's new bots are a powerful way to target adverts

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 13.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, marketing, texting
Summary | Bots are becoming more and more popular and are taking over apps. Facebook Messenger will soon have its bots. Three types of bots were unveiled at a conference in San Francisco. The goal is to create bots that will learn what you like and don't like. But then, Facebook can let brands get in touch with you through Messenger; it's a marketing/advertising strategy.
Image Description | Photographs of different smartphone screens displaying chat conversations.
Image Tags | smartphone, text

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