Stories by Richard J. Anderson
Could Targeted Facebook Ads Stop Terrorism?
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue is experimenting with targeted advertising techniques to reach potential Daesh/ISIS recruits with anti-ISIS material.
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SXSW Cancels Online Harassment Panel After Online Harassment
SXSW was going to have a panel about stopping online harassment — then a pro-GamerGate panel was proposed, and now both panels are nixed. What?! Why?!
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Libertarians And Irrational Centrists: Tech Nerds Don’t Get Politics
In our society, tech nerds wield a lot of power and influence. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to understand how politics work. That’s a huge problem.
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The Ashley Madison Hack is Outing More Than Cheaters
Among the 37 million profiles hacked by the so-called ‘Impact Team’ are innocent members of other sites who aren’t looking for extra-marital affairs at all.
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