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Instagram Has Changed Its Algorithm In The Wake Of The Gaza Conflict
Instagram has tweaked its algorithm after a number of employees reportedly complained that the company was censoring pro-Palestinian content amid the ongoing violence in Gaza. The Facebook-owned company asserted that its algorithm previously prioritised original content in its stories, rather than re-shares, seemingly blaming this for the censorship allegations. However, Instagram confirmed on Sunday that…
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Online Exam Monitoring Is Now Common In Australian Universities — But Is It Here To Stay?
COVID-19 lockdowns were a huge disruption for Australian universities. With students unable to come to campus, many universities turned to “online proctoring solutions” to monitor students during exam time. Many of these systems rely on automated facial recognition or detection, often combined with human video-monitoring of students’ homes, leading to concerns about bias, inaccuracy and…
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Less Than Half of Australian Adults Know How to Identify Misinformation Online
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine a media-free day. Understanding what’s happening in the world, maintaining our social media profiles, staying in touch with family, being entertained, making new friends, engaging with governments, and with our democracy, are all activities that usually require media participation. To do these activities regularly and effectively, we…
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Facebook Won’t Tell You If Your Data Was Leaked Because There’s Nothing You Can Do About It
Facebook didn’t notify any of the more than 530 million users whose details were part of the recent data leak — and does not have any current plans to do so, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. Following a Business Insider report last week, Facebook confirmed that “malicious actors” scraped more than 530 million…