24
Oct
Monthly Archives: October 2017
24
Oct
“Facebook apologizes after wrong translation sees Palestinian man arrested for posting ‘good morning’”
“Facebook has apologized after a Palestinian man was arrested by Israeli police for a post saying “good morning” that its automatic-translation service erroneously translated as “attack them” in Hebrew and “hurt them” in English, reports Israeli newspaper Haaretz.”
12
Oct
“Different Ads, Different Ethnicities, Same Car”
“A father and a daughter driving after baseball practice. A momentary glimpse of a peacock. An ignored phone call from Mom. The Queen song “Don’t Stop Me Now.” All of these are part of Toyota’s marketing campaign for its new Camry.”
03
Oct
“Google and Facebook Failed Us”
“The world’s most powerful information gatekeepers neglected their duties in Las Vegas. Again. In the crucial early hours after the Las Vegas mass shooting, it happened again: Hoaxes, completely unverified rumors, failed witch hunts, and blatant falsehoods spread across the internet.”
03
Oct
“The algorithm is innocent”
“For a few hours this morning, if you searched “Geary Danley,” the name that was erroneously identified by some as the shooter who killed more than 58 people in Las Vegas Sunday night, Google would present you with not one, but two 4chan threads.”