New data shows how groups with benign-sounding names like ‘Mums for Nuclear’ are running political ad campaigns online. But they don’t even have to be truthful.
- Professor of Media, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University
Major social media platforms have decided to leave the job of fact checking to their platforms’ users. Research suggests they may not be up to the challenge.
Riset terbaru ini menimbulkan kecurigaan apakah Musk telah mengubah algoritme X untuk meningkatkan jangkauan unggahannya menjelang pemilihan presiden AS.
The findings raise suspicions as to whether Musk has tweaked the X’s algorithm to increase the reach of his posts in advance of the US presidential election.
Automated facial recognition is becoming widespread in Australia. The technology has already been used by retail outlets, sport stadiums and casinos around the country. And in November, the Australian…
Private companies and public authorities are beginning to implement facial recognition technology, even without rules to govern what they can do.
Targeted online ads allow shady advertisers to fly under radar. History shows a need for public accountability.
In one past example, Facebook allowed an ad targeting ‘Jew haters’. A new Australian initiative will collect data on its dubious targeted advertising practices closer to home.
Interviews with students, tutors, tech workers and university administrators reveal the problems with online exam monitoring systems — but also show they’re unlikely to go away.
We know that social media platforms have an incentive to promote whatever gets the most attention, regardless of its authenticity. We’re more reluctant to admit that the same is true of people.
The corporate world has taken the lead in promoting various creative/smart city visions, which struggle to be inclusive, let alone entrust citizens with control over their lives.
As our cars, phones and computers get “smarter” they – and the companies that provide them – know a lot more about us than they used to. A large part of this data collection stems from the fact that these…
If you’re thinking about planning a trip to Russia for the Winter Olympic Games in February next year, prepare to have every aspect of your communications monitored under “the most invasive and systematic…
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