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Facebook will study whether its algorithms are racially biased

The Verge

Facebook is forming new internal teams dedicated to studying its main social network and Instagram for racial bias, in particular for whether its algorithms trained using artificial intelligence adversely affect Black, Hispanic, and other underrepresented groups. Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge.

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Facebook will reopen offices at 25 percent capacity starting in July

The Verge

The reopening plan is part of a multistep process the social network has in place to begin restoring some of its in-person operations, which are crucial to its data center management and the development of hardware like the Portal video chatting device and its Oculus line of virtual reality headsets and accessories.

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Big tech companies are responding to George Floyd in a way they never did for Michael Brown

The Verge

Hours after this article was first published, Zuckerberg pledged his support to the Black Lives Matter movement as part of a note published to his personal Facebook page. “To Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey called for “police policy reform now” in a June 1st tweet. Police policy reform now. Your lives matter. jack (@jack) June 2, 2020.

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Tear It Down and Virtual Guantanamo: Two Examples of Virtual Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

namo by signing a pledge protesting the U.S. After you sign the petition, the online pledge rips a pixel from a photograph depicting hooded and handcuffed prisoners at the detention site. Tearitdown.org , from by Amnesty International USA, is billed as an online movement to tear down the prison at Guant??namo government???s

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Apple devices spoofed, Musk eggs on Zuckerberg and Better.com goes public

TechCrunch

In this week’s edition of WiR, we cover a $70 device that can spoof an Apple device, hackers stealing Americans’ health data from an IBM system, and Elon Musk pledging to fight Mark Zuckerberg in a proper cage match.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. The project uses online debates, blogs and social media to engage future leaders interested in substantive foreign policy issues. city issues and indicators.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.