Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 25, 2019
Short-range phone sensors and campuswide Wi-Fi networks are empowering colleges across the United States to track hundreds of thousands of students more precisely than ever before.
TikTok Chief Said to Schedule Meet With US Lawmakers as China-Origin Investigations Loom
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday December 6, 2019
TikTok's leader, Alex Zhu, is set to pay his first known visit to Capitol Hill next week, meeting with lawmakers in an attempt to combat concerns that the company's Chinese origins pose serious privacy, security and censorship risks.
TikTok Admits Error After Penalising Teen Who Posted Political Videos
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday November 28, 2019
TikTok has acknowledged it had erred in penalising a 17-year-old who had posted witty but incisive political videos, promising it would restore her ability to access her account on her personal device.
TikTok Admits Error For Penalizing Teen Who Posted Videos On China Detention Camps
World News | Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday November 28, 2019
TikTok on Wednesday acknowledged it had erred in penalizing a 17-year-old who had posted witty but incisive political videos, promising it would restore her ability to access her account on her personal device.
Apple, TikTok Draw US Congressional Rebuke for Sitting Out of Hearing on China
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 6, 2019
Apple and TikTok took a lashing Tuesday for skipping a congressional hearing meant to explore the tech industry and its ties to China, an absence that now threatens to bring sustained political scrutiny of the companies' controversial relationships with Beijing.
TikTok Declines to Testify to US Congress About China
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday November 4, 2019
Executives from the Chinese video app TikTok have declined to testify at a congressional hearing set for Tuesday that aims to explore the tech industry and its ties to China.
Facebook Policy on Political Speech Lets Politicians Lie in Ads
Craig Timberg, Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday October 11, 2019
This means Facebook posts and campaign ads by politicians operate in an alternative system.
An AI First: Voice-Mimicking Software Reportedly Used in a Major Theft
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday September 6, 2019
Thieves used voice-mimicking software to imitate a company executive's speech and dupe his subordinate into sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to a secret account, the company's insurer said.
Twitter Says Trump's Tweet Didn't Violate Rules Against Racism, But Won't Say Why
World News | Craig Timberg, Tony Romm and Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 16, 2019
Twitter's new policy for holding powerful leaders to account for engaging in hate speech and harassment received its first major test this weekend when President Donald Trump called on several Democratic members of Congress to "go back" to their countries - prompting widespread allegations of racism against women of color.
Top AI Researchers Race to Detect 'Deepfake' Videos: 'We Are Outgunned'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday June 13, 2019
Top artificial-intelligence researchers across the US are racing to defuse an extraordinary political weapon: computer-generated fake videos.
Facebook Acknowledges Pelosi Video Is Faked but Declines to Delete It
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Saturday May 25, 2019
Facebook declined Friday to remove the video, even after Facebook's independent fact-checking groups, Lead Stories and PolitiFact, deemed the video "false."
"Fake" Nancy Pelosi Clips, Slowed To Make Her Appear Drunk, Spread Online
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday May 24, 2019
Distorted videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., altered to make her sound as if she's drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media, highlighting how political disinformation that clouds public understanding can now spread at the speed of the Web.
Tech Giants, Governments Discuss Online Extremism at 'Christchurch Call'
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
The so-called "Christchurch call" reflects heightened global fears that Facebook, Google and Twitter have become conduits for terrorism.
San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Goes Wrong: In Flaming Notre Dame, It Somehow Sees 9/11 Tragedy
Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 16, 2019
The misfire underscored the ongoing limits of computerised tools for detecting and combating misinformation.
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 25, 2019
Short-range phone sensors and campuswide Wi-Fi networks are empowering colleges across the United States to track hundreds of thousands of students more precisely than ever before.
TikTok Chief Said to Schedule Meet With US Lawmakers as China-Origin Investigations Loom
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday December 6, 2019
TikTok's leader, Alex Zhu, is set to pay his first known visit to Capitol Hill next week, meeting with lawmakers in an attempt to combat concerns that the company's Chinese origins pose serious privacy, security and censorship risks.
TikTok Admits Error After Penalising Teen Who Posted Political Videos
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday November 28, 2019
TikTok has acknowledged it had erred in penalising a 17-year-old who had posted witty but incisive political videos, promising it would restore her ability to access her account on her personal device.
TikTok Admits Error For Penalizing Teen Who Posted Videos On China Detention Camps
World News | Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday November 28, 2019
TikTok on Wednesday acknowledged it had erred in penalizing a 17-year-old who had posted witty but incisive political videos, promising it would restore her ability to access her account on her personal device.
Apple, TikTok Draw US Congressional Rebuke for Sitting Out of Hearing on China
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 6, 2019
Apple and TikTok took a lashing Tuesday for skipping a congressional hearing meant to explore the tech industry and its ties to China, an absence that now threatens to bring sustained political scrutiny of the companies' controversial relationships with Beijing.
TikTok Declines to Testify to US Congress About China
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday November 4, 2019
Executives from the Chinese video app TikTok have declined to testify at a congressional hearing set for Tuesday that aims to explore the tech industry and its ties to China.
Facebook Policy on Political Speech Lets Politicians Lie in Ads
Craig Timberg, Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday October 11, 2019
This means Facebook posts and campaign ads by politicians operate in an alternative system.
An AI First: Voice-Mimicking Software Reportedly Used in a Major Theft
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday September 6, 2019
Thieves used voice-mimicking software to imitate a company executive's speech and dupe his subordinate into sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to a secret account, the company's insurer said.
Twitter Says Trump's Tweet Didn't Violate Rules Against Racism, But Won't Say Why
World News | Craig Timberg, Tony Romm and Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 16, 2019
Twitter's new policy for holding powerful leaders to account for engaging in hate speech and harassment received its first major test this weekend when President Donald Trump called on several Democratic members of Congress to "go back" to their countries - prompting widespread allegations of racism against women of color.
Top AI Researchers Race to Detect 'Deepfake' Videos: 'We Are Outgunned'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday June 13, 2019
Top artificial-intelligence researchers across the US are racing to defuse an extraordinary political weapon: computer-generated fake videos.
Facebook Acknowledges Pelosi Video Is Faked but Declines to Delete It
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Saturday May 25, 2019
Facebook declined Friday to remove the video, even after Facebook's independent fact-checking groups, Lead Stories and PolitiFact, deemed the video "false."
"Fake" Nancy Pelosi Clips, Slowed To Make Her Appear Drunk, Spread Online
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday May 24, 2019
Distorted videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., altered to make her sound as if she's drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media, highlighting how political disinformation that clouds public understanding can now spread at the speed of the Web.
Tech Giants, Governments Discuss Online Extremism at 'Christchurch Call'
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
The so-called "Christchurch call" reflects heightened global fears that Facebook, Google and Twitter have become conduits for terrorism.
San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Goes Wrong: In Flaming Notre Dame, It Somehow Sees 9/11 Tragedy
Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 16, 2019
The misfire underscored the ongoing limits of computerised tools for detecting and combating misinformation.
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