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How Wikipedia’s volunteer army combats misinformation in the ‘post-truth’ era

Internet

They’re unvetted, unpaid and underappreciated. But Wikipedia’s band of volunteers is changing the internet.

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Climate change information disappears from federal websites in ‘pervasive, systematic’ scrubbing

Environment
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Iranians Get Brief Taste of Free Access to Social Media

Conflict & Justice

Twitter Files for #SecretIPO

Bet You’d Never Guess What the Iranian President Tweets

Arts, Culture & Media

Meanwhile, the Syrian Electronic Army is Busy Attacking Twitter

Global Politics

They’ve already hacked the AP, the New York Times, and Twitter. The latest hack hit the website for the US Marines. Just who is the Syrian Electronic Army? And why should the US be wary of their hacks?

Scientists use Twitter to discuss experimental methods

Environment

A popular twitter hashtag is giving scientists a way to vent frustrations and share their humorous laboratory findings with the world. But some scientists are concerned the tweets could give critics a reason to discredit their research.

Tweets about Chris Brown fuel discussion of the perception of domestic violence

Arts, Culture & Media

The perception of domestic abuse, especially among young people, has become a hot topic after Chris Brown took home the Grammy for Best R&B Album at this year’s award ceremony. Some fans took to Twitter, not only forgiving the singer, but also claiming they would be willing to submit to abuse from Brown.

British 20-something takes to real-time tweeting of World War II

Alwyn Collinson, a 24-year-old, has taken to Twitter to mark the 72nd anniversary of World War II. For the next six years, he’ll tweet multiple times a day what was happening on that day, 72 years ago.

Hedge fund uses Twitter to profitably predict market swings

The $40 million dollar fund made a profit of almost two percent in its first month of trading by using Tweets to gauge public’s mood.