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The Recommendation Algorithm is broken, here’s how to fix it.A thread...The Recommendation Algorithm must be reconfigured to bring us together instead of driving us apart. As a software engineer of
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This makes an important point that a lot of internet researchers (like yours truly!) have tried to make about online discourse: far from trapping us in homogenous bubbles, social media
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Grimly cynical.The Attorney General - who has absolutely no experience of criminal law - is so desperate to exploit this tragic case that she is inserting herself into proceedings that
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A look at Aamjiwnaang, one of the worst cases of Environmental Racism in Canada. It is where Tar Sands gets refined in Canada in Ontario.https://twitter.com/lulex/status/1219117314928513027 The people of Aamjiwnaang were
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New post with @vanessa_molter: “Mask Diplomacy: Chinese Narratives in the COVID Era”We analyzed Twitter data to see how China is using its state media to shape the narrative around medical
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As the #BiharElection2020 nears conclusion, here's a thread on the mis/disinformation we saw around the election. Will update as and when more instances pop-up. #BiharElectionResults (1/n) Congress shared a video
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Denial (of course) by Scytl / CIA about the raid. They claim it never happened. It is interesting that they do in fact tabulate Election Night Reporting (ENR) votes for
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MoS defence to the Markle claim includes argument that because in her letter she was stating pre-exisiting facts, her letter cannot qualify for copyright protection as an "original" work, see
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2021 the (real) story so far:1. the oldest, thickest Arctic sea ice is not as stable as previously thought2. committed global warming has a most-likely value of 2.5°C3. grasslands are
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In 2016, PA rejected slightly less than 1% of absentee ballots. There were about 266k absentees cast that year. In the 2018 midterm, PA rejected about 4.7% of absentee ballots.
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Source: SDNY investigators in recent weeks have been probing Rudy Giuliani’s business relationship with Ukrainian oligarch Pavel Fuks. Fuks has previously described Giuliani’s contract with him as lobbying for the
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We all need a bit of a lift, so here’s my favourite BBC News / Sky News / other British news moments of 2020. 1. When a diplomatic news update
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Over the last few days we have identified several videos which claims to show that Beirut was hit by a missile. In @N_waters89’s latest article we examine these videos. Spoiler:
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I just...I just can’t with this performative and dangerous nonsense anymore. This is an irresponsible and completely fabricated claim. I know you’re hellbent on demonizing Israelis and ripping agency away
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Time to pay close attention: C4 explosives stolen from Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in Southern Cali. Obviously they don't know specifics yet. But white power activists have stolen weapons
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A quick re-cap of the various #regulatory and #policy issues that impact the #startup community: #Thread The #Indian app story and ecosystem explored with @rameeshkailasam, @TVMohandasPai and @vishalgondal at #thebigpicture
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