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MIT Technology Review

Tech

How Facebook Got Addicted to Spreading Misinformation

The company’s AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can’t fix the problem.

Karen Hao MIT Technology Review Mar 2021 30min Permalink

Crime Tech

The Troll Hunters

A group of journalists and researchers wade into ugly corners of the Internet to expose racists, creeps, and hypocrites. Have they gone too far?

Adrian Chen MIT Technology Review Dec 2014 15min Permalink