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Do Hashtags Help a Twitter Topic Search?

Wild Apricot

In a recent comment on An Introduction to Twitter Hashtags , Wild Apricot reader 88keyman came through with a really great question: Suppose I’m writing on a topic concerning Iran. If I include the hashtag #Iran, how does that differ from merely using the word Iran in my Tweet? read more ). read more ).

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Using Twitter for a Global Conversation

Amy Sample Ward

Using Twitter search or other tools, you can watch news and updates about the election in Iran by using #IranElection; or, find interesting people to follow and connect with using #FollowFriday to peruse the recommendations that pile up on Fridays. But, you also have to remember that Twitter isn’t in your control!

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YouTube bans over 2,000 Chinese accounts for ‘coordinated influence operations’

Digital Trends

The search engine giant also banned several channels linked to Russia and Iran.

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An online propaganda campaign used AI-generated headshots to create fake journalists

The Verge

The most important characteristic is that each image is uniquely generated, meaning they can’t be traced back to a source picture (and thus quickly proved to be a fake) using a reverse image search. However, the current generation of AI headshots isn’t flawless.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Your browser's Incognito/private mode only gets you so far, unfortunately — it'll clear your history, searches, cookies , and login deets, preventing other users of the same device from seeing what you've been up to, but it won't hide and secure your connection from your ISP and other prying eyes. (We Hold up — are VPNs legal?

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Chinese AI firms try to win over OpenAI users with special offers as ChatGPT maker restricts API use

TechNode

Affected regions include mainland China, Hong Kong, Russia, and Iran. Search giant Baidu, one of Chinas leading AI companies, on Tuesday launched a program called Cloud in Hometown that grants additional tokens that equal the scale of their OpenAI usage to users who migrate from OpenAI to the companys own ERNIE series model.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. They’ll provide you with directions, reminders, entertainment, web searches, and instant access to your home, office, or friends. There are now 2.4 They’ll be voice- or gesture-controlled.

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