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Preserving diversity in healthcare after the US Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

Elon Musk’s sudden move to transform Twitter, the social media company he purchased for $44 billion last year, into an entity obliquely named after the 24th letter of the alphabet, struck even his...

The National Press Club

Images posted on internet are training AI algorithms, Photo Team hears from computer scientist

Elon Musk’s sudden move to transform Twitter, the social media company he purchased for $44 billion last year, into an entity obliquely named after the 24th letter of the alphabet, struck even his...

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Free Money Is the Latest Strategy for GOP Presidential Campaigns

The political fundraising appeal has been completely reversed: Some long-shot Republican presidential candidates will now give you money.

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Texas’ TikTok ban hit with First Amendment lawsuit

Texas’s ban on TikTok at state institutions violates the First Amendment, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by a group of academics and civil society researchers.

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Meta’s new app Threads surpasses 100 million users in under a week, shaking up social media landscape

Meta’s new app Threads reached over 100 million users in less than a week.

Tech Policy Press

The TLDR Act: Mandated Infrastructure for a Consumer-Centric and Transparent Internet

Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA), Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) reintroduced the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act. Put simply, the bill ...

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New Twitter alternative, Threads, could eclipse rivals like Mastodon and Blue Sky

As Twitter faces mounting backlash over its latest policy changes, alternative apps like Blue Sky and Mastodon are standing by to welcome disgruntled users of the Elon Musk-owned blogging platform....

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Meta Launches Twitter Rival 'Threads'

Twitter has a new competitor. Meta, which already owns Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, has launched its own microblogging platform called 'Threads'. 30 million users have allegedly already signed...

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Disinformation researchers under investigation: what’s happening and why

How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low or that the problem has declined over time.

The Conversation

Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers

How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low or that the problem has declined over time.