Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
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Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterms
Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk’s plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.
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Apple Could Be Short of iPhones Because of Factory Disruptions in China
The company said Covid-19 restrictions were slowing production of the company’s new phones ahead of the holiday season.
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Algorithms quietly run the city of DC—and maybe your hometown
Enlarge (credit: Dmitry Marchenko/Getty Images) Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29 obscure algorithms that shape their lives. City agencies use automation to screen housing applicants, predict criminal recidivism, identify food assistance fraud, determine if a high schooler is likely to drop...
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Fed Up With Political Text Messages? Read On.
In this polarized climate, hundreds of Americans told us they agree on one thing: Campaigns must stop spamming voters’ phones with unwanted political texts.
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YouTube May Have Misinformation Blind Spots, Researchers Say
The video platform said it had limited the spread of misinformation ahead of Election Day, but new research showed that false narratives continued to slip through.
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On Social Media, Hunting for Voter Fraud Becomes a Game
Players who post about irregularities are awarded points or titles, leading participants to question the legitimacy of elections.
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(BPRW) TEDc CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF HELPING SOLVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS BY BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES
(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – TEDc, a Florida-based nonprofit affordable housing developer, has celebrated 40 years of building strong communities with the launch of two of its newest communities in Miami’s Liberty City. Hosted by NBC 6 Ne
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(BPRW) GROUPS RELAUNCH MICHIGANDROPBOX.COM TO MAKE VOTING EASY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL VOTERS
(Black PR Wire) DETROIT — Voters Not Politicians Education Fund, All Voting Is Local, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and Detroit Action, relaunched www.MichiganDropbox.com to provide a free, easy-to-use online tool for M
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Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff
The layoffs hit across many divisions, including the engineering and machine learning units, the teams that manage content moderation, and the sales and advertising departments.