2016 US presidential election: Pro-Trump and pro-Clinton bots
As we watch Trump's inauguration today, it's a good opportunity to think back on the election cycle. As the technology we use becomes increasingly advanced and intelligent, it has the ability to affect the way we think and our views on different issues. The role of fake news played in the recent presidential election has become a sore point for the technology industry, particularly Google, Twitter and Facebook. Google has said that it would ban websites that peddle fake news
What is really happening in Rakhine state, Myanmar?
Many people have told me that they do not know what is happening in Rakhine state and would really like to hear more from someone who lives here. So, here is my attempt explain what has been going on this year, causing the so called “genocide” of the Rohingya people. The Rohingya people are Muslim Info-Ayran people from Rakhine state Myanmar, and around 1.3 million of them live there. The majority of Rohingyas live in the north most township of Arakan state, also know as Rakh
2016 US presidential election: What does Trump’s victory mean for press freedoms?
So it’s been a month since Trump won the presidential election on a wave of fake news, fake minority outreach and an 11th hour email head fake by James Comey. During the campaign, Trump lied with the ease of breathing and made promises he knew he could never keep. So what effect does Trump’s victory have on future elections? What problems will this cause for us as the future generation of voters? Recently we have been constantly overwhelmed by news channels reporting about Tr
