Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called on Congress to require a tobacco-style warning for visitors to social media platforms. In an op-ed published in The New York Times, Murthy said the me… Continue reading Surgeon General Wants Tobacco-Style Warning Applied To Social Media Platforms
YouTube is piloting a new feature called “Notes” that allows viewers to add context and information under videos. The move comes as YouTube aims to minimize the spread of misinformation on its platform, particularly during the pivotal 2024 U.S. electio… Continue reading YouTube Introduces Experimental ‘Notes’ for Users To Add Context To Videos
Meta is delaying the launch of Meta AI in Europe after the Irish Data Protection Commission requested the company to pause its plans to train its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the EU.
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According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, TikTok is the second most popular source of news for Americans after X, “though most TikTok users don’t primarily think of the shortform video app as a news source,” notes The Verge. The survey lo… Continue reading A Growing Number of Americans Are Getting Their News From TikTok
WhatsApp is adding support for screensharing with audio, while group video calls will now welcome up to 32 participants.
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X/Twitter is making all likes on the platform private by default. This was previously a paid option for X Premium subscribers.
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The definition of the word “bot” is shifting to become an insult to someone you know is human, according to researchers who analyzed more than 22 million tweets. Researchers found this shift began around 2017, with left-leaning users more likely to acc… Continue reading The Word ‘Bot’ Is Increasingly Being Used As an Insult On Social Media
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the … Continue reading Israel Reportedly Uses Fake Social Media Accounts To Influence US Lawmakers On Gaza War
Lawmakers in New York have reached a tentative agreement to “prohibit social-media companies from using algorithms to steer content to children without parental consent (source paywalled; alternative source),” according to the Wall Street Journal. “The… Continue reading New York Set to Restrict Social-Media Algorithms for Teens
Instagram has quietly introduced unskippable ads in the app’s main feed. The company confirmed that it’s testing new ad formats that can “drive value for advertisers.”
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