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Facebook to make ad scrutiny more stringent after facing flak for succumbing to hate speech propagators

Facebook is going to require ads that are targetted to people based on "politics, religion, ethnicity or social issues" to be manually reviewed.

Facebook advertises a sexist photo-ad urging non-users to join Instagram

Instagram had posted an advertisement on Facebook asking its Facebook users to join Instagram. The reporter's sister received the post on Facebook.

App used with wearable tech like Google Glass can coach children with ASD claims research

Facebook initially responded to the ProPublica report by removing the topics in question from its ad system.

Google website using artificial intelligence shows hate crime is more rampant in US

Google's using artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed that Violence in Virginia may have shocked many but hate crime is actually rampant in the US.

Google News lab and ProPublica partner to create database for hate crimes via machine learning

According to ProPublica they also intend to develop the data set via experiences of people who have been victims of hateful crimes

Media investigation points out that Facebook is buying data on what you do offline

Facebook already knows a lot about your online activities and you are pretty much aware of it. But a new media investigation has revealed that the social networking giant buys data on your offline activities without your knowledge.

Amazon algorithms make customers pay more for popular products: Study

Amazon's algorithms make customers pay more for popular products giving prominence to items that benefit the retail giant, a study by ProPublica said.

Internet companies in new effort to disclose more on NSA requests

Some of the world's biggest Internet companies on Monday increased efforts to disclose more about their forced cooperation with...

Internet experts want security revamp after NSA revelations

Internet security experts are calling for a campaign to rewrite Web security in the wake of disclosures that the U.S. National Security Agency...

New Snowden documents say NSA can break common Internet encryption

The U.S. National Security Agency has secretly developed the ability to crack or circumvent commonplace Internet encryption used to protect everything from email ...