We all have one or two (or perhaps a couple) of rather embarrassing posts somewhere one one or more of our social media profiles.
Whether it‘s a philosophical post by a slightly inebriated, younger version of yourself, an adolescent Facebook rant, or any “˜I-can‘t-believe-I-said-that‘ post – we know that while you might forget about these little gems, the internet doesn‘t.
While everyone has an embarrassing post or two, and of course that‘s perfectly acceptable, the problem may come in when your potential new boss stumbles across any f the aforementioned posts and then promptly decides to not hire you.
You know, first impressions…
Luckily for us all, you will now be able to get rid of these embarrassing (read: incriminating) posts way easier; because just like for everything else in this world nowadays, there is an app for that.
“˜Clear‘ is the new app that could save you from serious social shame.
Clear connects to your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, scanning all the content and then flagging posts which may be considered inappropriate, so you can get an overview of what you should probably delete from your profile.
But just how does the app know what is inappropriate and what is not?
Clear uses a combination of different algorithms to filter content. It will then identify “˜troublesome posts‘ based on certain keywords (which include swearing) as well as posts that adress “˜generalized‘ groups, i.e gay people or women in particular.
The app also has help from IBM‘s super computer, Watson, to relay these specific algorithms.
Watson uses something called “˜sentiment analysis‘, which means that it can flag posts that use negative language, or something attached with a negative connotation.
After the app has scanned your social media account, it will then give you a score on how “˜clear‘ you are. This basically just interprets into percentages how many of your posts have been flagged.
The app does not delete the posts for you, however. You would still have to approve the delete action manually.
Sure, you can sif through your various social media profiles and delete inappropriate posts yourself, but this will be a ling nad tedious process. Clear makes deleting any embarrassing posts quicker and easier.
The company has also said that they are currently working on photo functionality, which would mean that Clear can also flag photos that are perhaps inappropriate – and we all know we have at least a few of those!
Source: Mashable
