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AI Identifies 160 Possible 'Crews' of Criminal Cops in Chicago
The identified groups make up less than 4 percent of Chicago's police force but account for a quarter of all complaints, settlements, and shootings.
Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, Again
In an email sent to staff, Dorsey said he would be replaced by current CTO Parag Agrawal.
Mastodon's Founder Says Trump's New Social Network Is Just Mastodon
'Truth Social', which will launch officially later in the year, is seemingly using Mastodon's codebase without credit.
Devs Hack Together Their Own Clubhouse Android Apps
With no Android version of Clubhouse available, developers are making their own.
Instagram Unmasks High Profile 'OG' Account Stealers, Threatens to Sue
The action centres around the OGUsers community. It is highly unusual for social media companies to publicly announce that it has identified the real names of pseudonymous users.
Vine 2 Has Been Postponed 'Indefinitely'
Vine cofounder Dom Hofmann says he's "very, very sorry for the disappointment."
How to Hide Within a Social Network
New graph theory research offers good news for privacy advocates, bad news for the FBI.
Study Pins Fake News Plague on Limited Attention Spans, Information Overload
As social networks grow louder, picking quality memes grows harder.
Godwin's Law in the Age of Trump: The Conversation Starts With Nazis
The adage suggests that rational discussion online stops when someone invokes Hitler. What does that mean when the conversation starts that way?
How Twitter Sued the Trump Administration and Won Almost Instantly
Twitter sued Customs and Border Protection on Thursday. By Friday morning, the government withdrew its subpoena for the user information of @ALT_uscis.
Meet the Plastic Surgeon Who Shares His Operations On Snapchat
Matthew Schulman greets his 1 million-plus followers by showing them the gory (yet honest) details.
Terror Scanning Database For Social Media Raises More Questions than Answers
Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and YouTube are joining forces to mark and take down 'content that promotes terrorism.' But who defines what that is?