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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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Social media companies use psychologically manipulative algorithms, which are particularly harmful to youth, to seduce users to spend more time on their platforms.
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Nancy Magee, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere in the world of harmful deepfakes, two major websites used for creating fake nude images of people are now blocked in the United Kingdom.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
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Nancy Magee, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere in the world of harmful deepfakes, two major websites used for creating fake nude images of people are now blocked in the United Kingdom.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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