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Facebook hits 1 billion users in a single day for first time
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, a billion people used Facebook in a single day on Monday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked…
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Boston sunset sparks social media frenzy
Bostonians took to Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat to share their photos of Monday's magnificent sunset just west of Boston. What…
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There’s no ‘diversity problem’ at Boston Latin
Like other Boston residents, I have been perplexed at the degree of controversy surrounding our best public school, and the misleading analysis…
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Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts
TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "…
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Facebook drops news outlet input for ‘trending topics’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facebook says it is dropping its reliance on news outlets to help determine what gets posted as a "…
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We need to know the algorithms the government uses to make important decisions about us
In criminal justice systems, credit markets, employment arenas, higher education admissions processes and even social media networks, data-driven algorithms now drive decision-making…