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UK police are using AI to spot spikes in Brexit-related hate crimes

The UK police are monitoring hundreds of thousands of Twitter posts every day to try to predict spikes in hate crime in the run up to the UK's exit from the European Union

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Explaining why Reddit posts are removed helps people comply with rules

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Facebook’s ad data may put millions of gay people at risk

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YouTube has become such a garbage fire it is time to dump it for good

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Lack of sleep is more of a problem for teen girls than social media

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Lack of sleep is more of a problem for teen girls than social media

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Google's hate speech-detecting AI appears to be racially biased

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How to build a motion-detector wildlife camera with an old smartphone

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Countries are turning off the internet to stop violence. Does it work?

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Fake news is not our friend Facebook advert

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Facebook's fact-checking process is too opaque to know if it's working

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Internet gifs aren't just for the lols: Giphy wants to make money too

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Internet gifs aren't just for the lols: Giphy wants to make money too

Money-spinning change is on the way to your emojis, gifs and TikToks, as companies like Giphy make plans to monetize animations and wacky videos set to music

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Instagram will ask users to rethink posting something offensive

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YouTube suggests extremist content more often than alt-right site Gab

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What will your digital footprint tell people about you when you die?

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The musicians helping make climate change a cultural movement

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