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Teach Global Impact in CSP | Resources and Strategies

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Google Overhauls Search Algorithm in Bid to Fight Fake News

May 1, 2017 by Anna Clark
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Published By: The Telegraph, 4/25/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Google is changing their search algorithm to better distinguish websites that contain fake news, conspiracy theories, or extreme views from more reputable sources or websites.…
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Twitter Sues U.S. Government for Demanding It Unmask an “Alt” Account

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 by John Daniell
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Published By: Computer World, 4/6/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Twitter is suing the Department of Homeland Security for demanding personal information for accounts that have used the site to criticize the U.S. customs and immigration…
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Twitter Inches Forward in Fight Against Abuse

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: The Huffington Post, 3/1/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Twitter is making efforts to crack down on harassment on their platform using several strategies: enhancing the Mute feature with new screening options, increasing…
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Google Cousin Develops Technology to Flag Toxic Online Comments

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: The New York Times, 2/23/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Google Alphabet has developed new software called Perspective that will flag potentially problematic user comments, for example so news sites can narrow down…
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New Internet Security Device Launched to Safeguard Schools Against Child Abuse

February 27, 2017March 14, 2017 by Michael Morguarge
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Published By: Plymouth University, 2/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The University of Plymouth has developed ICAlert, an easy-to-install device that monitors network traffic and sends alerts if users try to access dangerous web content…
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Machine-Learning Algorithm Can Show Whether State Secrets Are Properly Classified

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 by Julia Bernd
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Published By: MIT Technology Review, 11/14/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from Columbia University and a Brazilian think tank have developed a machine-learning algorithm to predict whether now-declassified U.S. State Department cables from the…
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Facebook Backs Down From “Napalm Girl” Censorship and Reinstates Photo

September 19, 2016September 23, 2016 by Julia Bernd
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Published By: The Guardian, 9/9/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Facebook recently blocked a news article that reprinted a Vietnam War photo of a naked girl running from a napalm attack. The photo was flagged…
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Twitter Has Deleted 235,000 Terrorist-Related User Accounts in the Past Six Months

August 29, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd
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Published By: ReCode, 8/18/2016 Summary: Twitter announced that it has increased the rate at which it is suspending accounts the service identifies as promoting terrorism, and is working on ways to block the same users from…
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1 Creativity 2 Abstraction 3 Data & Info 4 Algorithms 6 The Internet 7.1.1 Interaction and cognition 7.1.1C Social media 7.1.1E Access to info 7.1.1F Public data 7.1.1H Social sharing 7.1.1I GPS 7.1.1J Sensors 7.1.1L Assistive tech 7.1.1M Web collaboration 7.1.1N Breadth of change 7.1.1O Productivity 7.1.2 Scaling problem-solving 7.1.2C Human computation 7.1.2D Enhanced capabilities 7.1.2E Combined effort 7.1.2F Crowdsourcing 7.1.2G Mobile scaling 7.2.1 Impact in other fields 7.2.1A Data impact 7.2.1B Scientific computing 7.2.1C Sharing info 7.2.1E Scientific DBs 7.2.1F Moore’s law 7.2.1G Enabling creativity 7.3.1 Benefits and harm 7.3.1A Law and ethics 7.3.1E Censorship 7.3.1G Privacy 7.3.1H Data aggregation 7.3.1J Data collection 7.3.1K Search tracking 7.3.1L Privacy exploits 7.3.1Q Open source 7.4.1 Real-world contexts 7.4.1A Varied access 7.4.1C Equity and power 7.4.1D Digital divide 7.4.1E Funding 7.5.2 Evaluate sources 7.5.2A Credibility
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