NEWS & EVENTS

The internet is rife with trolls. They spam Facebook posts and clog up Twitter feeds, causing trouble and trying to pressure people. They are total pests. Luckily, we’ve compiled a list of our top moves on how to deal with trolls. Starve them out It’s completely understandable to want to wage war on trolls via READ MORE

The word “deepfake” combines the terms “deep learning” and “fake,” and it is a form of artificial intelligence, in which a subject’s face or body have been digitally altered to make them look like someone else – usually a famous person.

The following text is an extract from: Mechanisms that Shape Social Media and their Impact on Society – Report on the State-of-the-Art in Research | Shaping Europe’s digital future (europa.eu) The emergence of the network society has created a whole field of research looking and trying to understand how information spreads on social media. Why READ MORE

Article by Innohub Microtargeting, according to Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is “a form of online targeted advertising that analyses personal data to identify the interests of a specific audience or individual in order to influence their actions”. This form of advertising works through electronic tools such as the well-known “cookies”, which track virtually all of READ MORE

The cyberbullying problem is constantly growing. More and more teens and adults are experiencing it and suffering its consequences. This problem has grown to such an extent that now we are able to distinguish between several types of cyberbullying. Below, we present the five most common forms of cyberbullying. Cyberstalking Just like stalking happening in READ MORE

Catfishing occurs when someone uses images and information (frequently stolen from other people’s social media accounts) to create a new online identity – often using an individual’s entire identity as their own

There are plenty of websites where people can turn their “hot stories” into realistically looking FAKE news pieces.

Cyberbullying, also known as virtual harassment, is the use of digital media to harass or bully an individual or group of people through personal attacks, disclosure of personal information or false information, etc.