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Country comparisons of COVID-19

Trends in the Living Networks

I haven’t tried to fit that onto this chart, but you can see the dates when 100 cases were reported below: Spain – March 3. Where cases per test are high there could be insufficient testing and thus under-reporting of cases, as in Iran and China, however it is highly concerning that this is very high for France.

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Why some Palestinians believe social media companies are suppressing their posts

Vox

Algospeak” is an evasion tactic for automated moderation on social media, where users create new words to use in place of keywords that might get picked up by AI -powered filters. Below is a guide to its history, how it manifests, and what you as a social media user can do about it. What is shadowbanning?

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Trump is no longer the social media king

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But on Tuesday, the reaction to Trump’s arraignment on the social media platform was a bit of a snoozefest. Data from media intelligence firm Zignal Labs shows how discussion of Trump’s arrest paled in comparison to other major news cycles involving the former president.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

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Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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How fake news aimed at Latinos thrives on social media

Vox

But Democrats are increasingly worried about the influence of misinformation on social media aimed at Latino voters in the runup to the election. Several misinformation researchers told Recode that they’re seeing alarming amounts of misinformation about voter fraud and Democratic leaders being shared in Latino social media communities.

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Study: Global comparisons of news consumption and shifting channels

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The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford has just published the very interesting 110 page Digital News Report 2013 , which draws on an extensive survey of news consumption across nine major countries. Source for all data is Digital News Report 2013.

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Facebook’s whistleblower report confirms what researchers have known for years

The Verge

In an open letter to Facebook staff , Zuckerberg scoffed at concerns raised by whistleblower Frances Haugen, doubling down on earlier Facebook claims that the report has been misinterpreted. “If In fact, social media researchers have spent around ten years gathering evidence on how teen body image is affected by social media.