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A Twitter lawsuit and protected forms of speech

Laying groundwork for resilience against real-world adversarial attacks

"Network Propaganda" shines a light on the dark side of democracy.

The promise of Smart Cities often fails to acknowledge the complex political and social factors of cities, which may cause short and long term harms to residents and democracy

Technical solutions alone aren't enough to address vulnerabilities in machine learning systems

The sociologist speaks on owning her authority, taking black women seriously, and how she shaped her trenchant new essay collection, Thick

Anything “public” on social media may be fair game, but researchers should be more ethical about using that data

AI and the News Announces winners

A recently unveiled proposal for regulating the Internet of Things in the US falls short in some areas, but could make some significant strides towards advancing the status quo

White supremacists exploit the weaknesses in the social-media ecosystem as Facebook and Google struggle to keep up.

What does the data show? Looking at the relationship between Fox News and the Trump Administration.

Charles Nesson is one of three prominent lawyers rallying behind a human rights attorney's challenge against Chevron

Global action is required to tackle the web's "downward plunge to a dysfunctional future", its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told the BBC.

Some critics worry the new privacy push is also a way to dodge regulation and avoid moderating content: “The devil is in the details.”

Feminist research and bridging conversations about consent

Jonathan Zittrain and Kendra Albert share moments when they had to re-examine some of their most closely held ideas about issues ranging from gun laws to brownies.

"Sealioning" and good versus bad faith demands for evidence on social media.

A critical perspective on this emerging notion of the data commons

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a major strategy shift on Wednesday, declaring that the world’s largest social network will develop a highly secure…

Facebook's stance on anti-vaccine misinformation, and what public health experts have to say about it.