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Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency and misinformation on Facebook

The Verge

Facebook has banned the personal accounts of academics who researched ad transparency and the spread of misinformation on the social network. The researchers were part of NYU Ad Observatory , a project created to examine the origin and spread of political ads on Facebook.

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Facebook is deleting evidence of war crimes, researchers say

The Verge

When Facebook is able to identify groups that flout its guidelines, experts say the company simply deletes them, expunging crucial documentation for researchers studying stolen art. Facebook isn’t the only platform struggling with how to police content while preserving evidence for research groups like Athar.

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Facebook isn’t telling the whole story about its mental health research

The Verge

The company is attempting to minimize its own research Ever since The Wall Street Journal published internal Facebook research that found Instagram harmed the well-being of teenage girls, the company’s defense has been to minimize and dismiss its own findings — saying documents were only relevant for internal product development.

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Social media platforms still can’t stop mass shooting videos from going viral

Vox

“It’s a tragedy because you only need one copy of the video for this thing to live forever online and endlessly multiply,” said Emerson Brooking, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank who studies social media. Researchers have also called for these platforms to invest more in their systems for receiving user reports.

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Ethical Publishing: Balancing Profit and Responsibility

Kitaboo

Publication ethics are the rules of conduct, ethical standards, policies, and guidelines typically agreed upon between various stakeholders when publishing results of research or other scholarly work in general. Table Of Contents: I. Some of these are discussed below: 1.

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CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Socialize Indoors Unmasked, With a Few Exceptions

Gizmodo

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have come out with new guidelines for people who are vaccinated against covid-19. Chief among them is the reassurance that fully vaccinated people can safely spend time indoors unmasked with other vaccinated people and even unvaccinated people in certain situations. It… Read more.

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TikTok is banning misgendering, deadnaming, and content promoting disordered eating

The Verge

TikTok is updating its community guidelines and rolling out new features that the company says will support the well-being of its users. Critics of the social media giant have raised alarm over dangerous challenges and hoaxes circulating on the platform. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.