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Australia seeks to curb social media algorithms with new feed choice law

Australia’s proposed “My Feed, My Way” reforms would let users opt out of algorithmic recommendations and see only content from accounts they follow.

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New CAM report reveals disturbing details about Instagram’s algorithm

Pro-Palestinian protesters march in a ‘Rise Up for gaza’ demonstration in New York City last year.

Online algorithms are driving Israel’s global reputation crisis - opinion

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EXPOSED: Instagram algorithm flooding millions with antisemitic content, new research reveals


Moptu: Algorithm-free social media creating an online safe space for Jews

‘On other social media platforms you fight antisemitism. On Moptu, you get the information to wage those fights’

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Majority of TikTok content in US created by active adult users, new study shows

Figures show that 98%, the majority of public content posted on TikTok is created by 25% of users, in fact a minority of very active adult users.

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Tinder, other Match dating apps encourage compulsive use, lawsuit claims

Match Group MTCH.O, which owns dating apps Tinder, Hinge, and the League, was sued on Wednesday in a class action lawsuit claiming that the apps are designed to addict users and generate profit.

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AI 'death calculator' can predict when you die - study

An AI-powered 'death calculator' claims to predict the day you die with disturbing accuracy with just four data points.

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Azerbaijani young talent: From computer science to AI

Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Sentiment Analysis of Text in Azerbaijani and English.

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New algorithm borrows from nature to escape from ‘search bubbles'

A team of computer scientists has now devised a way to break through these search bubbles with an algorithm called Pyrorank.

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Instagram's algorithm promoted pedophilia - WSJ report

Unlike forums and file-sharing services where illegal content distributors typically hide, Instragm's algorithm actively promoted such content.

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Researcher using AI to piece together fragments of ancient texts

A team led by Prof. Enrique Jiménez constructed an unprecedented database called the Fragmentarium, which uses automation to piece together text fragments.

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AI can help historians unravel ancient texts

The new algorithm will assist in solving historic mysteries, as its ability to date and locate has been proved to be very accurate.

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Israeli study finds custom prescriptions can slow antibiotic resistance

AI could be used to decrease the risk of antibiotic resistance by 50 percent, according to new research by the Technion and Maccabi KSM Research and Innovation Center.

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