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Wall Street Journal:
Analysis finds algorithms designed by Facebook, Google, and others often struggle to detect doctored images and videos, a key tool for misinformation efforts — The tech company's filters can't adequately detect misinformation distributed through altered images
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@mantzarlis, @wsj, @dseetharaman, @paulwsj, @mattnavarra and @mims, more at Techmeme »
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Facebook's tool for fact-checking partners only lets them flag links, not videos or memes; Facebook says it's working on a way to add images to the tool — On social media, fake memes are everywhere. And on Facebook, they're not being met with the full force of the tools available for other dubious content.
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@dseetharaman, @anxiaostudio, @mantzarlis, @dpfunke, @dseetharaman and @dpfunke, more at Techmeme »
Columbia Journalism Review:
At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, student journalists are in a unique position to report on the events as they toe the line between journalism and activism — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School can be see on February 17, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Mediaite, NPR, Hollywood Life, Business Insider and Adweek
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Washington Post:
How lies about Parkland student David Hogg have spread online, fueled by forums like 4chan, media distrust, and YouTube's algorithms to increase watch time — David Hogg, 17, went from Florida high school student to mass shooting survivor to telegenic advocate for gun-control laws in a few days.
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@stevekovach, Slate, New York Magazine, AOL, Vanity Fair, East Bay Times, @jwherrman, Mediaite, Recode, New York Magazine, USA Today, Business Insider, Mediaite, New York Times, New York Times, @hilzoy, @mateagold, @markberman, @markberman, @markberman, @briangocial, Business Insider, Motherboard, Recode, Snopes.com, Recode and @jrezaian, more at Techmeme »
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order, which repeals 2015 Net Neutrality rules, officially takes effect today, signalling beginning of various legal challenges — The FCC's “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which vastly curtails the agency's 2015 net neutrality rules …
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Federal Register, The Hill, Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, BuzzFeed, NPR, @linuxjournal, @gadgetdon, Engadget, MacRumors, BGR, The Verge, The Verge, 9to5Google, Mashable, The Next Web and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
How The Wall Street Journal gives different levels of access to different kinds of potential subscribers, assigning scores to readers based on 60+ signals — Non-subscribers visiting WSJ.com now get a score, based on dozens of signals, that indicates how likely they'll be to subscribe.
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Editor & Publisher, @jbenton, @caleweissman, @richardrubindc, @jbenton, @tcb and @jbenton
Agence France-Presse:
Media and human rights groups call Philippine President Duterte's move to ban Rappler journalists from his palace a threat to press freedom — Since taking power in 2016, Duterte has publicly attacked media outlets which have criticised his policies — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's move …
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Reuters, RAPPLER, Committee to Protect … and Al Jazeera English
Steven Hsieh / The Stranger:
Newsweek retracts a story based on a blog called Unhack the Vote that blamed Senator Al Franken's resignation on an alt-right bot network — On Monday, Newsweek published a story titled, “How An Alt-Right Bot Network Took Down Al Franken.” Relying heavily on a blog called Unhack the Vote …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Twitter issues statement saying its tools and rules are apolitical, after a number of conservative Twitter users lost thousands of followers during bot purge — Twitter suspended thousands of accounts overnight and conservatives on the platform aren't happy about it.
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Washington Post, Slate, The Outline, Fortune, CNET, Politico, @vijaya, Mashable, The Next Web, Vanity Fair, @jack, Engadget, New York Magazine and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »
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Yoel Roth / Twitter:
Twitter's updated API will limit users from performing simultaneous actions across multiple accounts and using automation; gives developers until 3/23 to comply
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Adweek, The Week, Reporters Without Borders, @bringitdark, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, MediaNama, Mashable, The Hill, Engadget, The Daily Beast, @tweetdeck, BuzzFeed and CNNMoney
Knight First Amendment Institute:
Knight First Amendment Institute announces it's receiving $6.5M in grants over five years from Democracy Fund, First Look Media, and the Charles Koch Foundation — The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University announced today that Democracy Fund, First Look Media …
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@shanegoldmacher, @ckinstitute, @firstlookmedia, @democracyfund and @daviduberti
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Doctored screenshots of a Miami Herald story about a school shooting threat appeared to circulate via Snapchat, which has previously seen virtually no fake news — First, it was imposter tweets. Now, someone is making fake screenshots of a Miami Herald story about school threats following last week's mass shooting.
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
How Amazon's Createspace publishing arm was used to launder money using stolen credit cards, dubious ebooks, and by impersonating authors — Patrick Reames had no idea why Amazon.com sent him a 1099 form saying he'd made almost $24,000 selling books via Createspace, the company's on-demand publishing arm.
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Fortune, more at Techmeme »
Ronan Shields / The Drum:
Pandora debuts programmatic audio ads, tests private marketplace in pilot program with Volkswagen — Pandora has debuted its audio programmatic marketplace, offering brands the opportunity to purchase premium ad space on the streaming network via a private marketplace (PMP), with Volkswagen as the debut participating brand.
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Pandora, Ad Age and AdExchanger
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