In this week’s digest, police are crowdsourcing investigations and computers are diagnosing eye problemsComputer says yes: how tech is a force for goodPity the poor tech billionaires. Big Tech has become as unpopular as a Brexiter in Brussels, as multiple issues pile up – from data privacy to fake news, election meddling and obnoxious content. But technology is still a formidable force for good, as Upside reporters pointed out this week. Photograph: Kamala ThiagarajanAnd finally, a sliver of good news from Big Tech itself, as two companies took action to clean up toxic content on their platforms. Instagram said it would move to ban graphic self-harm content amid a furore in Britain over whether such images are exacerbating the distress of young people.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 12:45 UTC