#Facebook’s ‘anti-hate’ algorithm assumes only some bigotry matters

#Facebook’s ‘anti-hate’ algorithm assumes only some bigotry matters

“#Facebook’s ‘anti-hate’ algorithm assumes only some bigotry matters” Facebook is overhauling its algorithms for removing hate speech, The Washington Post reports, because policies it thought were race-blind were upsetting a lot of black users and employees. Specifically, it’s telling its robots to focus on “the worst of the worst,” according to internal documents the paper…

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#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants

#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants

“#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants” Who wants their very own elephant?       The southwest African country of Namibia will be auctioning off 170 “high value” wild elephants to domestic and international bidders, the southern African country’s environmental ministry announced this week. All potential elephant owners will have to meet strict criteria including…

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#Roald Dahl’s family issues apology for author’s anti-Semitism

#Roald Dahl’s family issues apology for author’s anti-Semitism

“#Roald Dahl’s family issues apology for author’s anti-Semitism” The family of Roald Dahl, who penned the children’s classics “Matilda” and “James and the Giant Peach,” has quietly apologized for the late writer’s “prejudiced” anti-Semitic comments. Dahl, who died at age 74 in 1990, had made offensive declarations in several interviews, including a 1983 interview with…

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#Creepy characters sought in gunpoint robbery in NYC

#Creepy characters sought in gunpoint robbery in NYC

“#Creepy characters sought in gunpoint robbery in NYC” These were no trick-or-treaters. Cops are looking for help in identifying five creepy characters who pulled a gunpoint robbery in Brooklyn the morning after Halloween. Police on Saturday released surveillance photos and a 30-second video in connection with the Nov. 1 stickup inside Chupetas Night/Bar Club at…

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#’The Crown’ is polishing the royal reputation: poll

#’The Crown’ is polishing the royal reputation: poll

“#’The Crown’ is polishing the royal reputation: poll” Netflix’s spicy historical drama “The Crown” is polishing — not tarnishing — the royal family’s reputation, a new poll shows. More than a third of the show’s viewers — 35% –told the polling firm Focaldata that their opinion of the British monarchy improved “a bit” or “a…

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#Doc Rivers pushed son Austin away from 76ers to Knicks

#Doc Rivers pushed son Austin away from 76ers to Knicks

“#Doc Rivers pushed son Austin away from 76ers to Knicks” As it turned out, Sixers coach Doc Rivers became the Knicks’ top recruiter in free agency. The Sixers pegged combo guard Austin Rivers as a prime target for November’s free agency. However, the head coach advised his new employers against it. The elder Rivers, an…

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#’Autonomous zone’ NYC bar is making big bucks on GoFundMe

#’Autonomous zone’ NYC bar is making big bucks on GoFundMe

“#’Autonomous zone’ NYC bar is making big bucks on GoFundMe” Staten Island’s self-proclaimed “Autonomous Zone” bar can’t legally open its doors to customers, but the joint is still managing to clean up. A nearly week-old online fundraiser for Mac’s Public House had raised $75,000 by Saturday afternoon. “We’ve all been shuttered and struggling since the…

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