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Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads—and what can we do about it?

September 18, 2024 Tech Xplore

It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements.This article was originally published on this website.

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Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix grammar and typos, manage passwords, or translate web pages. […]

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Opinion: The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

When it comes to our experience of the internet, “the times, they are a-changin’,” as Bob Dylan would say. You can’t quite recall how, but the internet certainly feels different these days.This article was originally […]

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Opinion: Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

In the early days of the internet, famously, no one knew if you were a dog. The internet was a place where you could be anyone.This article was originally published on this website.

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Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.This article was originally published on […]

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Going once, going twice: Google’s millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim

September 14, 2024 Tech Xplore

It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages.This […]

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Meta’s home county backs call for warning labels on social media posts

September 12, 2024 Tech Xplore

San Mateo County, California, home to tech giant Meta, urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media companies to add labels to their platforms warning people about their potential to harm users’ mental health.This article […]

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Ireland launches EU privacy probe into Google AI development

September 12, 2024 Tech Xplore

An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy launched an investigation Thursday into Google’s artificial intelligence development.This article was originally published on this website.

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Brazil’s shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs

September 10, 2024 Tech Xplore

Is Brazil’s shutdown of Elon Musk’s X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure censorship?This article was originally published on this website.

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Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

September 10, 2024 Tech Xplore

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields”.This article […]

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