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'Misinformation' on Facebook: Zuckerberg lists ways of fighting fake news

'Misinformation' on Facebook: Zuckerberg lists ways of fighting fake news

Computer detection of potentially false stories; labeling news that might be false; cutting ad revenue: Those are steps Facebook could use to combat fake news.

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From hate speech to fake news: The content crisis facing Mark Zuckerberg

From hate speech to fake news: The content crisis facing Mark Zuckerberg

The Facebook chief has an army of subcontractors making editorial judgments about millions of pieces of content -- like a media company. But the rules they operate by are complex and contradictory.
by Aarti Shahani

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Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts

Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts

Several suspended accounts are linked to Richard Spencer, one of the leaders of the movement associated with white nationalism. Twitter has been pushing to curb hate speech and abuse on its platform.
by Alina Selyukh

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Tinder now lets users identify as genders other than male or female

Tinder now lets users identify as genders other than male or female

The dating app will now allow users to type in the gender that they identify with. The company said the change is meant to make the app more inclusive to transgender or gender non-conforming people.

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Twitter adds new ways to mute, report abusive posts

Twitter adds new ways to mute, report abusive posts

Twitter has long faced criticism for its inability to curb harassment and threatening posts. It's now expanding options to flag abuse or avoid seeing offensive posts.
by Alina Selyukh

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'Minibrains' could help drug discovery for Zika and for Alzheimer's

'Minibrains' could help drug discovery for Zika and for Alzheimer's

Each lab-grown cluster of human cells fits on a pin's head, but contains some of the cell types and circuitry of a real brain. The structures already are offering insights into how Zika attacks.
by Jon Hamilton

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Zuckerberg denies fake news on Facebook had impact on election

Zuckerberg denies fake news on Facebook had impact on election

The Facebook CEO says the idea that fake news influenced the U.S. presidential election is "a pretty crazy idea." And he says it's a "very small volume" of the content on the site.
by Aarti Shahani

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Look up and see the brightest moon since 1948

Look up and see the brightest moon since 1948

The near swing of the moons's orbit is bringing us the supermoon of 2016 a mere 225,000 miles away.
by William Lager

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An app saw Trump winning swing states when polls didn't

An app saw Trump winning swing states when polls didn't

The startup Brigade built an app that asks a simple question: Which candidate are you going to vote for? The company's data pointed to a big crossover effect: Democrats voting for Trump in droves.
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