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Technology Articles - AI/Social Media Harms

  1. Gault, B. (2025, May 21) Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online, 404media, https://www.404media.co/researchers-scrape-2-billion-discord-messages-and-publish-them-online/
  2. Bruno Kessler Foundation (2025, May 20) Artificial Intelligence (AI) now more persuasive than humans in debates?, https://www.fbk.eu/en/press-releases/artificial-intelligence-ai-now-more-persuasive-than-humans-in-debates/
  3. Horowitz, J. & Au-Yeung (20252, May 15) Meta Battles an ‘Epidemic of Scams’ as Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook, Wall Street Journal,  https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8?mod=djemCIO
  4. Field, H., Vanian, J., Elias, J. (2025, May 14) AI research takes a backseat to profits as Silicon Valley prioritizes products over safety, experts say, CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/meta-google-openai-artificial-intelligence-safety.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar
  5. Vallese, Z. (2025, May 14) YouTube announces Gemini AI feature to target ads when viewers are most engaged, CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/youtube-gemini-ai-feature-will-target-ads-when-viewers-most-engaged.html
  6. Schwartzman, E. (2025, Apr 24) Bot farms invade social media to hijack popular sentiment, Fast Company, https://www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot-farms-social-media-manipulation
  7. Rahman-Jones, I (2025, 14 Feb) Ex-Google boss fears for AI 'Bin Laden scenario', BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y6eq2zxlno
  8. Taylor, J. & Phillips, A. (2025, Feb 11) Data of four dead British teens may have been removed, says TikTok, BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv4j8rzzzo
  9. Bernardi, J. (2025, Jan 23), Friends for sale: the rise and risks of AI companions, Ada Lovelace Institute,  https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/ai-companions/
  10. Novicoff, Marc (2025, Jan 22), The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/supreme-court-online-pornography/681397/
  11. Kayyali, D. (2025, Jan 9), Meta's Content Moderation Changes are Going to Have a Real World Impact. It's Not Going to be Good, Tech Policy.Press, https://www.techpolicy.press/metas-content-moderation-changes-are-going-to-have-a-real-world-impact-its-not-going-to-be-good/
  12. Marsh, J. (2024, Nov), BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE YOTI LTD. IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENT - Texas Attorney General - Explanation of Current Age Verification Technologies, https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/332630/20241122163435761_23-1122%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
  13. Cox, J., Maiberg, E., (2024, Jul 2) Fiverr Freelancers Offer to Dox Anyone With Powerful U.S. Data Tool [or Doxx Anyone for $30], 404 Media, https://www.404media.co/email/e04ee67d-415d-4eca-b522-b5056d2dd5b7/
  14. Koebler, J. (2024, Jun 24), Has Facebook Stopped Trying? 404 Media, https://www.404media.co/has-facebook-stopped-trying/
  15. DiResta, R. (2024, Jun 15), My Encounter With the Fantasy-Industrial Complex, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/cia-renee-censorship-conspiracy-twitter/678688/?ref=404media.co
  16. Levy, S., (2024, May 21) AI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look Inside, Wired,  https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-black-box-ai-research-neurons-features/
  17. Maiberg, E. (2024, Apr 26), Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps Following 404 Media Investigation, https://www.404media.co/apple-removes-nonconsensual-ai-nude-apps-following-404-media-investigation/
  18. Heddles, C. & Roarty, A. (2024, April 24), Parents Have Become the Most Powerful Political Voice Taking On Big Tech, NOTUS, https://www.notus.org/technology/social-media-ban-regulation-spread
  19. Russel, S. (2024, Jan 3) I enjoyed playing in the metaverse, then I went in as a woman, The Times, https://www.thetimes.com/article/metaverse-first-person-woman-sexism-technology-smw72fx6l
  20. Ryan-Mosley, T. (2023, May 15),  Catching bad content in the age of AI, MIT Technology Review, https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/15/1073019/catching-bad-content-in-the-age-of-ai/?ref=everythinginmoderation.co
  21. Morenne, B. (2023, Mar 8), On the Trail of the Fentanyl King, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/on-the-trail-of-the-fentanyl-king/
  22. Harbath, K. (2022, Dec 21), Opinion: The terrible options that face social media companies, CNN, https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/21/opinions/twitter-files-content-moderation-harbath/
  23. Verma, P. (2022, Dec 1), Meta’s new AI is skilled at a ruthless, power-seeking game, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/01/meta-diplomacy-ai-cicero/
  24. Cross, K. (2022, Dec 1), Virality! What Is It Good For?, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-virality-politics-change/
  25. Levy, S. (2022, Nov 8), Inside Meta’s Oversight Board: 2 Years of Pushing Limits, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/inside-metas-oversight-board-two-years-of-pushing-limits/
  26. Stern, J. (2022, May 3), Please Ignore My Last 577 Tweets,  I’m not selling NFTs, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/moonbirds-nft-scam-twitter-hack/629745/
  27. Keller, D. (2022, April 25), What Does the DSA Say?, The Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School,   http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2022/04/what-does-dsa-say-0#comment-899511
  28. Tiffany, K. (2022, March 31), TikTok Has a Problem, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/west-elm-caleb-tiktok-mob-villain/629423/
  29. Satariano, A. (2022, March 24), E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/technology/eu-regulation-apple-meta-google.html
  30. Cross, K (2022, Feb 3) It's Not Your Fault You're a Jerk on Twitter, Wired,  https://www.wired.com/story/social-media-harassment-platforms/
  31. Zeitchik, S. (2022, Jan 17), Former Google scientist says the computers that run our lives exploit us — and he has a way to stop them, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/17/artificial-intelligence-ai-empathy-emotions/
  32. Merrill, J., Oremus, W. (2021, Oct 26), How Facebook shapes your feed, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2021/how-facebook-algorithm-works/?itid=hp-top-table-main
  33. Levy, S. (2021, Oct 25), Facebook Failed the People Who Tried to Improve It, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-papers-badge-posts-former-employees/
  34. Edelman, G., (2021, Oct 25), How to Fix Facebook, According to Facebook Employees, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-fix-facebook-according-to-facebook-employees/
  35. Horowitz, J. (2021, Sep 13), Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret Elite That’s Exempt.,The Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-files-xcheck-zuckerberg-elite-rules-11631541353?mod=article_inline
  36. Albergotti, R. (2021, Aug 12), He predicted the dark side of the Internet 30 years ago. Why did no one listen?, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/12/philip-agre-ai-disappeared/ 
  37. Zittrain, J. (2021, June 30), The Internet Is Rotting, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/06/the-internet-is-a-collective-hallucination/619320/
  38. Knight, W. (2021, May 24), AI Can Write Disinformation Now—and Dupe Human Readers, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/ai-write-disinformation-dupe-human-readers/
  39. Douek, E. (2021, April 21), What Facebook Did for Chauvin’s Trial Should Happen All the Time, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/facebook-should-dial-down-toxicity-much-more-often/618653/
  40. Knight, W. (2021, March 31), The Foundations of AI are Riddled with Errors,  Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/foundations-ai-riddled-errors/?bxid=5d2384bf24c17c5bdcf07341&cndid=38143441&esrc=WIRED_CRMSeries&hasha=37780322ce90f6873bd32f4e22c50bf1&hashb=6811fd881807f048ba31bd7eb600b5a069a4a2df&hashc=61378574f98679f31823aa9569610ddc56ba3ba30746d11143f6bc58a4d8e692&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_PaywallSub_040621_EditorsLetter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_PaywallSubs_Active
  41. Hill, K.  Your Face is not Your Own (2021, March),  New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/18/magazine/facial-recognition-clearview-ai.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
  42. Levy, S. (2015, Feb 05) This is Your Brain on Twitter, Wired, L https://www.wired.com/2015/02/this-is-your-brain-on-twitter/
  43. LaFrance, A. (2020, Dec 15), Facebook is a Doomsday Machine, The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/12/facebook-doomsday-machine/617384/
  44. Statt, N. (2020, May 26) Facebook reportedly ignored its own research showing algorithms divided users, The Verge,  https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-division-news-feed-algorithms
  45. Levy, S. (2021, Jan 15) Facebook Can't Fix What it Won't Admit To, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-facebook-cant-fix-what-it-wont-admit-to/
  46. Facebook Algorithms and Personal Data-The Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/01/16/facebook-algorithms-and-personal-data/
  47. Simonite, N. (2021, Feb 04) AI and the List of Dirty, Naughty, Obscene, and Otherwise Bad Words, Wired,  https://www.wired.com/story/ai-list-dirty-naughty-obscene-bad-words/
  48. Edelman, G. (2019, Dec 13) How Facebook's Political Ad System Is Designed to Polarize, Wired,  https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-political-ad-system-designed-polarize/

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