Scientists say meme research doesn't threaten free speech
Posted: 2014-11-05 06:45
Computer scientists say meme research doesn't threaten free speech
http://www.computerworld.com/article/28 ... peech.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/28 ... peech.html
In a letter to lawmakers Tuesday, five of the nation's top computing research organizations defended a research grant to study how information goes viral. The groups were responding to claims that the government-funded effort could help create a 1984-type surveillance state.
The controversy arises over a nearly $1 million research grant to researchers at Indiana University (IU) to investigate "why some ideas cause viral explosions while others are quickly forgotten," particularly on Twitter.
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