Gender-based violence often doesn’t get reported to authorities, and the signs that someone might need help are easily missed by friends, family and even the person experiencing the abuse. But a hand signal created for people to silently ask for help recently went viral on Tik Tok – and was used by a missing teen who ended up getting rescued in Kentucky.
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If AI is a bubble, how will it pop?
<p>Some of the world’s largest tech companies, like OpenAI, Google and Meta, have invested hundreds of billions of dollars into <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/">artificial intelligence</a> as they try to build the data centres they need. A ... Show More
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May 2024
#353: CHAINED Woman Found In Shed Of Tiktoker’s Home, Went Viral, Then Disappeared From Internet
<p>A family TikToker that posts wholesome videos with his 8 kids goes viral in China. HIs account starts blowing up with followers and a journalist decides it’s an easy story. Wholesome Tiktoker, wholesome interview, an easy article. </p><p><br /></p><p>But when he gets to the ma ... Show More
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Mar 2023
How TikTok Became a Matter of National Security
<p>TikTok, the app known for short videos of lip syncing, dancing and bread baking, is one of the most popular platforms in the country, used by one out of every three Americans.</p><p>In recent weeks, the Biden administration has threatened to ban it over concerns that it poses ... Show More
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Feb 2020
A Criminal Underworld of Child Abuse, Part 2
<p>Yesterday on “The Daily,” we heard about the government’s failure to crack down on the explosive growth of child sexual abuse imagery online. In the second half of this series, we look at the role of the nation’s biggest tech companies, and why — despite pleas from victims — t ... Show More
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Jul 2022
Daniel Byrd and the Conundrum of Teen Dating Violence
In September 2006, Kaity Sudberry began her junior year at Moon Valley High School. Soon after starting the fall semester, Kaity met Daniel Byrd. They immediately became best friends, and as teen relationships do, the friendship quickly escalated into a romance. Over the next yea ... Show More
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