Science & Tech

Give this AI a few words of description and it produces a stunning image – but is it art?

The "art" generated using DALL·E 2 and other AI-powered text-to-image programs "comes not just from the final text prompt, but in the entire creative process that led to that prompt".

Guest Blog
September 29, 2022

A new Declaration for the Future of the Internet

Meanwhile, Internet freedom declined for the fifth time in a row in the U.S., and for the 11th consecutive year globally, according to Freedom House

Obert Madondo
June 20, 2022

Is the Cookie Web Tracker Dying?

The internet’s original data collection tool is still ubiquitous, even as the web moves away from it

Guest Blog
August 14, 2021

PayPal and Venmo enforcement procedures threaten First Amendment protected speech

With over 360 million users, PayPal and Venmo "have a staggering amount of influence over the financial lives of these individuals as well as access to an enormous trove of highly sensitive information that should not flow to the government without adequate safeguards."

Guest Blog
June 17, 2021

A terrible social media week for Donald Trump as Facebook extends suspension to two years

First, Trump voluntarily nuked “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” his own blog, created only at the beginning of May. Then on Friday, Facebook announced that the former U.S. president's suspension from Facebook and Instagram, initially announced in the wake of the deadly Jan 6. U.S. Capitol insurrection, would be extended to two years.

Obert Madondo
June 5, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine misinformation still thriving on Facebook

COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories, key nurturers of the public health and security crisis of vaccine hesitancy, are still thriving on Facebook, Instagram and other major social media platforms.

Obert Madondo
May 22, 2021