Source : Sorry, But Your Astute Election Posts Aren’t Changing Anybody’s Mind
Étiquette : politics (Page 19 of 23)
Today the United Nations Human Rights Council agreed by consensus to a resolution supporting human rights online, despite efforts by hostile states to eliminate key provisions in the text. The landmark document specifically condemns internet shutdowns and renews 2012 and 2014 resolutions that declared, unequivocally, that human rights apply online just as they do offline.
Source : U.N. passes landmark resolution condemning internet shutdowns – Access Now
« What happens if we leave the EU? » and « What is Brexit? » become top search terms.
Unfortunately for the British people, the answer to the question « what happens if we leave the EU? » is unlikely to be answered by a simple Google search.
Source : UK voters don’t understand Brexit, Google searches suggest
The Senate Commerce Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg asking him to answer questions about Facebook’s Trending Topics feature. Trending Topics..
Source : Senate committee asks Facebook to answer questions about its Trending Topics
Statistical bullshit is a special case of bullshit in general, and it appears to be on the rise. This is partly because social media — a natural vector for statements made purely for effect — are also on the rise. On Instagram and Twitter we like to share attention-grabbing graphics, surprising headlines and figures that resonate with how we already see the world. Unfortunately, very few claims are eye-catching, surprising or emotionally resonant because they are true and fair.
Wouldn’t the country be better if all politicians were that transparent?
Précisément, Watson peut-il sérieusement répondre à cette question ?
Source : Watson for President 2016
This graph shows French Members of Parliament (MPs) during years 2012—. A link between two MPs indicates that they cosponsored at least one bill together.
Source : Cosponsorship networks in the French Parliament: Assemblée nationale, years 2012-2017
Les recherches, quel que soit le groupe, donnaient toujours les mêmes trente références qui pointaient vers des pages Web réelles de cette élection passée, seul l’ordre d’apparition de ces trente références variait.Les résultats ont été sans appel : la préférence des groupes allait dans le sens du rang du classement qui favorisait le candidat A ou le candidat B. Sympathie, confiance et intention de vote allaient dans le même sens.
Source : De l’influence de Google sur les résultats électoraux
62 richest billionaires own as much wealth as the poorer half of the world’s population.
Source : Richest 62 billionaires as wealthy as half the world population combined | Business | The Guardian
Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told reporters that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be in Detroit to talk about administration efforts to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles. There is not yet a clear legal framework governing the presence of driverless cars on U.S. roads.
Source : Obama administration to announce efforts to boost self-driving cars