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Month: May 2018

100% Fictiopnal News: “Hillsboro is building its own Wi-Fi network | KATU”

100% Fictiopnal News: “Hillsboro is building its own Wi-Fi network | KATU”

NO! The largest planned residential development in Oregon history is now under construction in Hillsboro, and the city has an enticement for people to move there: Wi-Fi. The city is building its own Wi-Fi network separate from the cable giants. Source: Hillsboro is building its own Wi-Fi network | KATU Update: See the original screen shots of the KATU fictional news story, below. They have since rewritten their original fiction story (same URL as before) to correctly report on the…

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Twitter is  issuing everyone a social score – just like China!

Twitter is  issuing everyone a social score – just like China!

Twitter will now use thousands of behavioral signals when filtering search, replies, and algorithmic recommendations. If it believes you are trying to game its system, or simply acting like a jerk, it will push your tweets lower down. Source: Twitter Is Going To Limit The Visibility Of Tweets From People Behaving Badly Just like China! –> China assigns every citizen a social credit score to identify who is and isn’t trustworthy The U.S. government will doubtfully ever adopt a China-like…

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At least 200 #Facebook apps may have been pilfering personal data from users

At least 200 #Facebook apps may have been pilfering personal data from users

In other words, everyone stole everything? Facebook Inc has so far suspended around 200 apps in the first stage of its review into apps that had access to large quantities of user data, in a response to a scandal around political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Source: Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse investigation Facebook’s public relations team did a remarkable job getting the media to focus on Cambridge Analytica – when the problem is Mark Zuckerburg, Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook’s…

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Study proves media engages in propaganda messaging

Study proves media engages in propaganda messaging

In a peer-reviewed study we published this month, we find op-eds do change minds. After reading opinion pieces, we found people were far more likely to agree with the author’s point of view. Even in today’s allegedly post-fact world, people are capable of considering new evidence and reaching new conclusions. Source: This column will probably change your mind – The Washington Post