Tag: Social Media

• November 22, 2016

  Why the “Yelp for people” app, “Peeple”, is idiotic beyond belief

  

  Peeple is a social media app that allows you, like Yelp, to rate others. And yes, it’s a stupid and dangerous idea. Here’s why.
• June 2, 2016

  Should we condone hate speech?

  

  Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft and Twitter have just pledged to censor and remove hate speech from their sites. But what is hate speech, and what should we do about it?
• March 25, 2016

  Computers aren’t as smart as you think

  

  Microsoft demonstrated that with Tay, their deep learning AI chat bot that began tweeting racist comments after receiving messages from online trolls.
• February 4, 2016

  Face it. Social media is a Weapon

  

  Social media is great for connecting with friends and family. But the information you post can be used for malicious purposes too.