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Have autonomous robots started killing in war? The reality is messier than it appears

The Verge

Autonomous drone attacked soldiers in Libya all on its own,” read one headline. Let’s be clear: by itself, the UN does not say for certain whether drones autonomously attacked humans in Libya last year, though it certainly suggests this could have happened. And why is this incident in Libya special?

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Youtube blocked access to the offensive video in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya , but did not remove the video from its Web site. .” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

Again, a picture speaks a thousand words, and the unifying effect of two numbers and a percentage sign has been an inspiration for social movements ever since. Maybe some folks didn’t have the big picture, the whole story. mainstream media. We were faced with opposition from a variety of groups. Image: Aya Tarek / CC BY-NC-ND.

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