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How Political Campaigns Weaponize Social Media Bots
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How Political Campaigns Weaponize Social Media Bots

In the summer of 2017, a group of young political activists in the United Kingdom figured out how to use the popular dating app Tinder to attract new supporters...

The Making of Facebook’s Graph Search
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The Making of Facebook’s Graph Search

Graph Search could help Facebook grow from a tool for entertainment and communication into a search tool that could challenge Google's search dominance. 

The Future of Riots
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The Future of Riots

On 6 August, peaceful protests over the police shooting of a local man in London's Tottenham district exploded into full-blown riots. During four days of assaults...
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