[ad_1] Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn presented leaked documents to back claims that the British government put its NHS on the table as part of trade talks with the US. Earlier this week, network analysis firm Graphika Labs linked the leak of the documents and the posts on Reddit from a month before to techniques […]
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Google, Reddit execs to speak at House hearing on internet moderation
[ad_1] The hearing will also include experts from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Alliance to Counter Crime Online, Boston University and UC Berkeley. There’s no guarantee this will lead to legislation. However, it’s entirely possible that existing laws will face a challenge from both sides of the aisle. Democrats like Beto O’Rourke have argued that internet […]
Reddit widens its anti-harassment policies to enable swifter crackdowns
[ad_1] The site will also start looking into harassment reports from observers, not just the victims. An “improved” machine learning system will better prioritize and organize reports, but humans will still be responsible for making decisions. It’ll take some time to “fully enforce” the new measures. However, the crackdown has already affected a number of […]
News anchor sues Facebook, Reddit after creepy photo appears in ads
[ad_1] Hepp said she didn’t know that her photo had been taken, and didn’t remember the name or location of the store. She also wasn’t aware of how the photo might have made its way online. The lawsuit calls on the sites to both take down the pictures and pay damages as compensation. The chances […]
This AI-powered subreddit has been simulating the real thing for years
[ad_1] The bots comment on each other’s posts, and things can quickly get heated. Topics range from politics to food to relationships to completely nonsensical memes. While many of the posts are incomprehensible or nonsensical, it’s hard to argue that much of life on social media isn’t. A great deal of the posts come off […]
Endgame’ footage leaks on Reddit, YouTube and Twitter
[ad_1] Given the level of anticipation and hype surrounding Avengers: Endgame, Disney has trodden very carefully when it comes to revealing information about the movie. Press and critics have yet to see the film and you can bet everyone involved with the production has had to sign iron-clad non-disclosure agreements. However, Disney has shown critics […]
Reddit’s ‘Change My View’ community becomes a dedicated site
[ad_1] The stand-alone site makes it easier to award a “delta” (a vote for a persuasive comment) and mark comments as illuminating. At the moment, Change A View is more of an extension of the subreddit than anything. It shows how even Reddit’s relatively flexible community format has its limits. However, Turnbull told Wired that […]
Reddit bans gore-, death-focused channels following NZ mosque attack
[ad_1] Following other social networks, Reddit has also faced people trying to reshare video of a terrorist attack on a mosque in New Zealand. Now two notorious subreddits, r/watchpeopledie and r/Gore have been banned for hosting links to it. Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell shared a picture of a moderator saying “The video stays up […]