Selasa, 10 April 2018

Editor's Pick: Researchers to Put Facebook's Role in Elections Under Magnifying Glass


John P. Mello Jr.
Apr 10, 2018 9:43 AM PT
A group of nonprofits have agreed to fund an initiative to study Facebook's role in elections and democracy. The organizations will pay the expenses of researchers, and Facebook will give the scholars access to proprietary data that has met the company's new standards for heightened user privacy protection. "This is a critical first step," said Larry Kramer, president of the Hewlett Foundation. [More...]

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