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To understand the most important elements that signal the health of a social media platform, the researchers spoke to a wide array of experts and ran user focus groups in multiple countries. Ultimately they came up with this set of 14 principles, says Civic Signals cofounder Talia Stroud, who is also the director of the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. The exact types of signals the researchers look at may continue to evolve over time with further research, she emphasizes. “We should be very clear that we do not see this is as the final list,” she says. For now, the list includes: … [Read more...] about These 14 principles could help big platforms create healthier social media

A new round of debate over surveillance technology broke out after the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. As some oberservers wisely pointed out, such events make it tempting to loosen restrictions on surveillance technologies such as facial recognition in the name of safety, but yielding to those temptations could lead to a rapid erosion of privacy and civil liberties. The Patriot Act Congress adopted after 9/11 (and the mass surveillance programs that followed) is a notable example. … [Read more...] about The Capitol riot is spurring new interest in gun-detection AI

Specifically, the EFF—like other civil liberties and privacy advocated—took issue with Ring’s partnerships with 1,300 law enforcement agencies to promote the security advantages of Ring devices. In turn, the EFF says, Ring coached police how to “better pressure residents to share their videos.” The EFF concluded “Ring plays an active role in enabling and perpetuating police harassment of Black Americans. Ring’s surveillance doorbells and its accompanying Neighbors app have inflamed many residents’ worst instincts and urged them to spy on pedestrians, neighbors, and workers.” … [Read more...] about Ring’s new end-to-end encryption is a big step toward better privacy

Taking right-wing violence seriously (for a change) For years, critics of the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have said they spent too much effort focusing on Muslims, Black activists, and other minority groups—often through questionable, if not unconstitutional, methods—and not enough effort preventing right-wing and white supremacist violence. And recent turnover at the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security combined with Trump’s own ambivalence toward confronting violence by his supporters likely didn’t help agencies coordinate as needed to prepare for the mob on Capitol Hill that left Capitol Police officers visibly isolated and overwhelmed. … [Read more...] about Security experts weigh in on how to prevent more right-wing violence on Inauguration Day

Unilever, for example, supports social enterprises through its Transform network, a partnership with Ernst & Young; the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office; and corporate partners such as MasterCard. Transform provides expertise on business resilience using its “Survive and Thrive” digital collaboration platform to help social enterprises not only withstand the COVID-19 crisis through business continuity support, but also prepare for the future with stronger business models. Long term, Unilever is building a more diverse and resilient value chain with lasting local benefits. … [Read more...] about Corporate donations shouldn’t be Band-Aids. Big bets on social enterprises will make more change