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Anti-Defamation League Steps Up Efforts To Combat Anti-Semitism Online

The Anti-Defamation League is hiring a Silicon Valley representative to lead efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other hate speech online, says CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Anti-Defamation League Steps Up Efforts To Combat Anti-Semitism Online

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Saturday

With 'Napalm Girl,' Facebook Humans (Not Algorithms) Struggle To Be Editor

This is a June 8, 1972, file photo of South Vietnamese forces following after terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc (center). The Pulitzer Prize-winning image is at the center of a heated debate about freedom of speech in Norway after Facebook deleted it from a Norwegian author's page. Nick Ut/AP hide caption

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With 'Napalm Girl,' Facebook Humans (Not Algorithms) Struggle To Be Editor

A little-known team of humans at Facebook removed the iconic photo from the site this week. That move shows how much the company is struggling internally to exercise the most basic editorial judgment.

With 'Napalm Girl,' Facebook Humans (Not Algorithms) Struggle To Be Editor

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Friday

In Effort To Curb Violence In Chicago, A Professor Mines Social Media

Police crime tape marks the scene where a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed and an 18-year-old man was wounded in April in Chicago. The grim milestone of 500 homicides already passed this year in Chicago. Joshua Lott/Getty Images hide caption

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In Effort To Curb Violence In Chicago, A Professor Mines Social Media

Desmond Patton is studying how gangs in Chicago use social media to communicate. Now he is helping to create an algorithm to predict when a social media threat might spark real life violence.

In Effort To Curb Violence In Chicago, A Professor Mines Social Media

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Monday

Why Your Facebook Habit At Work Makes Economists Worry
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Why Your Facebook Habit At Work Makes Economists Worry

Productivity, a key measure of the economy's health, has been growing more slowly in recent years. Can Facebook and other social media distractions on the job be partly to blame?

Why Your Facebook Habit At Work Makes Economists Worry

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Tuesday

Social Web

Groups Worry About Impact Of Police Moves To Block Social Media

As police find themselves in encounters that are posted live — including video — they sometimes want to pull the social media plug. Activists say this threatens to censor an electronic witness.

Groups Worry About Impact Of Police Moves To Block Social Media

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Sunday

Tuesday

Social Network Nextdoor Moves To Block Racial Profiling Online

Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia says a pilot project using algorithms to check for racially charged terms has helped cut racial profiling posts by roughly 50 percent. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Social Network Nextdoor Moves To Block Racial Profiling Online

Social networks let users share without being impeded. But Nextdoor, a platform for neighborhoods, is moving to block posts for the first time when they appear to be racial profiling.

Social Network Nextdoor Moves To Block Racial Profiling Online

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Monday

Can Candid Conversations Happen Online Without The Trolls?

Silicon Valley engineer Bindu Reddy created the new social network Candid that facilitates online conversations without trolls. Courtesy of Bindu Reddy hide caption

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Can Candid Conversations Happen Online Without The Trolls?

After receiving backlash for writing a post about gender in the tech industry, Bindu Reddy launched a new social network with the goal of hosting anonymous conversations without harassment or abuse.

Can Candid Conversations Happen Online Without The Trolls?

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Thursday

Managing Your News Intake In The Age Of Endless Phone Notifications
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Behavior

Managing Your News Intake In The Age Of Endless Phone Notifications

This summer, it has felt like the terrible news just won't stop. A digital journalism expert at Columbia University offers advice for dealing with the barrage of news updates flowing to our screens.

Managing Your News Intake In The Age Of Endless Phone Notifications

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Wednesday

Thursday

In Wake Of Shootings, Facebook Struggles To Define Hate Speech

In a post on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the live-streamed images following a police shooting in Minnesota were "graphic and heartbreaking." Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In Wake Of Shootings, Facebook Struggles To Define Hate Speech

After last week's police shootings, Facebook received a flood of complaints, with users calling out posts as hate speech. According to Facebook insiders, the company was not prepared.

In Wake Of Shootings, Facebook Struggles To Define Hate Speech

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Wednesday

Thursday

When TV Cameras Shut Down, House Democrats Live-Stream Their Sit-In

This photo provided by Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., (center) and Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., (left) participating in a sit-down protest seeking a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday on the House floor. Rep. John Yarmuth/AP hide caption

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When TV Cameras Shut Down, House Democrats Live-Stream Their Sit-In

Despite cameras on the House floor going dark, a band of Democrats staging a sit-in to insist on a vote on gun control streamed the event, and conducted interviews with media, through smartphones.

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