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Labor defends ABC independence after sexualized social media posts

Labor has defended the ABC’s editorial independence after the broadcaster received a scathing backlash for a highly sexualized Instagram post. The Communications Minister has defended the ABC’s editorial independence after the public broadcaster came under fire for a highly sexual Instagram post asking social media users when they last masturbated. The video, which was posted on the ABCQueer platform, shows Dr Naomi Koh Belic of ABC Health providing an analysis of the potential health benefits of masturbation while showing off several different vibrators. Communications Secretary Michelle Rowland said public broadcasters have a legal obligation to provide “innovative and comprehensive” content across its platforms while it maintains its independence. “The ABC has editorial independence,” Rowland said in a statement provided to SkyNews.com.au. Stream more about politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer...

Social media stunned by Bradley Cooper's new girlfriend

Heartthrob actor Bradley Cooper is dating again after splitting from supermodel Irina Shayk – but his new belle is nowhere near traditional Hollywood circles. It A star has been born the actor is dating Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s top aide and ex-wife of disgraced politician and convicted sex offender Anthony Weiner. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk split up For more Celebrity related news and videos, check out Celebrities >> Cooper and Abedin introduced by AS Mode editor Anna Wintour, Page Six report. The Hollywood star and Shayk, a former Victoria’s Secret model, were a couple for four years and have a daughter together, Lea. Cooper was later linked with her A star has been born co-star, Lady Gaga, but it seems the two are just good friends with great chemistry on screen. Bradley Cooper and Huma Abedin are reportedly dating. Credit: Getty “Anna (Wintour) is definitely playing matchmaker,” said a source Page Six. “He...

AI model detects people's attitudes towards vaccines from their social media posts

People’s attitudes towards vaccines can now be detected from their social media posts with a smart AI model, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick. An AI-based model can analyze social media posts and determine the author’s attitude towards vaccines, by being ‘trained’ to recognize that attitude from a small number of sample tweets. As a simple example, if a post contains mention of distrust of health care institutions, fear of needles, or something related to a known conspiracy theory, the model can recognize that the person who wrote it may have negative feelings about vaccinations. The research, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will be presented today (12 July) at the North American Association of Computational Linguistics Annual Conference 2022. It is led by Professor Yulan He from the University’s Department of Computer Science, supported by a 5-year Turing AI Fellowship funded by the EPSRC. Professor He and his colleagues a...