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Fighting AI with AI: The Battle against Deepfakes

August 11, 2022August 18, 2022 - by John MacGillis

Realistic, computer-generated faces are more widespread than ever. How do we tell what’s true and what’s not?

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Why Is Politics Getting Nastier?

May 12, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Stephen Maher

With threats and harassment rising, running for office has become a dangerous job

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January/February 2022 / Society

The Dirty Work of Cleaning Online Reputations

January 4, 2022January 10, 2022 - by Paul Gallant

For a fee, companies will tackle damaging search results. But is the new economy of digital makeovers making things worse?

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Reevaluating the Role of Technology

December 27, 2021July 11, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Privacy, surveillance, and the power of social media were major themes in 2021

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All Aboard the Metaverse: Is the New Digital Frontier Unstoppable?

December 8, 2021April 22, 2022 - by Jon Evans

It may not exist yet, but no one in tech can risk ignoring Mark Zuckerberg’s next big thing

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December 2021 / Technology

Porch Cameras and Facebook Groups Are Turning Streets into Surveillance States

November 8, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Navneet Alang

Our tech-driven approach to neighbourhood watch is cementing community divisions

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March/April 2021 / Memoir

Death in the Age of Facebook

February 23, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Sandy Pool

What it’s like to mourn a mother via social media

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March/April 2021 / Politics

When QAnon Came to Canada

December 3, 2020April 13, 2022 - by Matthew Remski

As the conspiracy theories continue to creep northward, experts warn that we should be prepared for anything

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Hate Social Media but Love Nature? There’s an App for That

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 - by Emily Urquhart

Facebook and Twitter can be sinkholes of rage and despair. But virtual communities like iNaturalist might usher in the digital utopia we were promised

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The Decade in Science and Technology

December 26, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From surveillance capitalism to Russian hacking, these are the science and tech conversations that helped define Canada

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