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No, simply because i like twitter. And Free Speech. But i think Twitter should simply hide some posts with the "sensible-content" warning they often have. AND it would also be more food to the rights who says that the big internet-concerns are full of libtard…

Voice interfaces have finally made the jump from science fictions to the realm of current technological possibilities. And its currently seeing a huge mass-market adoption. From the perspective of User Experience (UX) design, this is an opportunity to apply …

Thanks to the attribute-selling model (ABS), travelers wont be limited by arbitrary choice taken by hotel owners, general managers or revenue managers, but they will be able to create their experience by choosing between hundreds of different attributes. ABS…

Social media are among the primary sources of news in the U.S. and across the world. Yet users are exposed to content of questionable accuracy, including conspiracy theories, clickbait, hyperpartisan content, pseudo science and even fabricated fake news repor…

A new book explains why digital activism helps conservatives more than liberals. A lot of people thought the internet would help democratize the world. More people and groups would have access to information, and the ability to mobilize from the ground-up wou…

If youre ever curious what it feels like to live in thrall to an algorithm, ask a YouTuber. In YouTube circles, mastering the YouTube algorithm is an arcane art that has spawned countless rumours, blog posts and a mini-industry of marketers and clairvoyants w…

On the latest Recode Decode with Kara Swisher, Weinberg explains why it’s time for Congress to step in and make “do not track” the norm. People don’t realize just how much they’re being tracked online, says DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg — but he’s confident th…

I recently noted that university commencement speakers are a frequent source of controversy and that "controversial" on a college campus usually means anything slightly right of center. As a consequence, universities have tended to welcome with open arms Demo…

Wolfgang Schäuble, president of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, who served as finance minister during the eurozone's debt crisis, has lamented the impact social media is having on communication and decision-making. In an interview with ne…

14 May 2019by Rob Moffat Like many developers, I like to read Hacker News, which aggregates user-submitted news stories with a technology bias. Every now and again, Ill post a Risk-First article on there. Sometimes, they gain traction and make it to the fro…