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Young People, Especially Young Women, Are Reporting Concerning Medical And Behavioral Changes Due To Social Media, And I Hope We’re Paying Attention

|| Internet/Privacy || Blog Post || Short (5 min or less)

In part one of this week's newsletter: Why people are already dismissing a Wall Street Journal article about teens developing severe tics after watching numerous TikToks from influencers diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.

URL ⇲ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/young-women-…



Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system

|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)

Campaigners say Face Pay, launched in over 240 stations, is ‘dangerous step’ in efforts to control population

URL ⇲ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/15/privacy-fears…



Washington Wants to Regulate Facebook's Algorithm. That Might Be Unconstitutional

|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less) || URL ⇲ https://time.com/6106643/facebook-algorithm-regulation-lega…



Uber Drivers Say a 'Racist' Algorithm Is Putting Them Out of Work

|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less) || URL ⇲ https://time.com/6104844/uber-facial-recognition-racist/?ut…



AI Weekly: EU facial recognition ban highlights need for U.S. legislation

|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less) || URL ⇲ https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-weekly-eu-facial-recognition-…



Managing harmful vaccine content on YouTube

|| Misinformation || Short (5 min or less)

We're expanding our medical misinformation policies on YouTube with new guidelines on vaccines

URL ⇲ https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/managing-harmful-vacci…



Tesla to Expand Full Self-Driving Beta, But Top Safety Official Says It Needs to Tackle 'Basic Safety Issues' First

|| Media Article || Short (5 min or less)

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened multiple investigations into fatal Tesla crashes involving its Autopilot system.

URL ⇲ https://gizmodo.com/teslas-expanding-its-full-self-driving-…



Instagram Makes Teen Girls Hate Themselves. Is That a Bug or a Feature?

|| Media Article || Short (5 min or less) || URL ⇲ https://time.com/6098771/instagram-body-image-teen-girls/?u…



Student proves Twitter algorithm ‘bias’ toward lighter, slimmer, younger faces

|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)

Company pays $3,500 to Bogdan Kulynych who demonstrated flaw in image cropping software

URL ⇲ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/10/twitters…



This dangerous security bug affects nearly all hospitals in North America

|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)

Vulnerabilities affect Swisslog's pneumatic tube system which is used to deliver medication to patients

URL ⇲ https://www.techradar.com/news/this-dangerous-security-bug-…