Media

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Children's health, Digital media, Instagram, Los Angeles, Media, Meta, New Mexico, Social media, Technology, US news

Feature for supervised accounts rolls out as Meta platform faces US trials over alleged harms to childrenInstagram will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm.The announcement on Thursday comes as Instagram’s parent company, Meta, is in the midst of two trials over harms to children. Continue […]

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms Read More »

Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, BBC, chatbots, Financial Times, Media, National newspapers, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Politics, Sky News, Telegraph Media Group, the guardian, UK news

BBC and Financial Times among those calling for frameworks to help publishers gain control over their content being ‘scraped and copied’A coalition of UK media companies including the Guardian has urged industry peers to back global frameworks ensuring AI firms pay for the journalism they use.The news providers are calling on leaders across publishing, broadcasting,

Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI Read More »

WPP to merge ad agencies and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat

Advertising, ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Business, Europe, Job losses, Media, Technology, Technology sector, UK news, World news, WPP

Group aims to be ‘simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business’ and achieve £500m of annual savings by 2028The beleaguered advertising group WPP has announced a radical restructure to counter the threat posed by the AI revolution, including merging its ad agencies and cutting jobs.Aiming to be “a simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business”, the London-based company laid out plans

WPP to merge ad agencies and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat Read More »

Mumsnet campaign demands ban on social media for under-16s

Advertising, ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Anxiety, Artificial Intelligence, Children's health, Digital media, Health, Internet safety, Media, Mental health, Mobile phones, Mumsnet, Smartphones, Social media, Society, Technology, Telecoms, UK news, Young people

Resembling cigarette packet warnings, the ads highlight dangers and urge people to email MPs Mumsnet has launched a campaign to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s featuring health warnings in the style of those on cigarette packets.The deliberately provocative national advertising campaign calls for all social media to be banned for children under

Mumsnet campaign demands ban on social media for under-16s Read More »

Meta agrees $60bn deal with chipmaker AMD despite AI bubble fears

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Business, Computing, Facebook, Media, Meta, Software, Technology, US news

Facebook owner’s investment described by semiconductor company as ‘big bet’ on artificial intelligenceBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Facebook has agreed to buy $60bn (£44.5bn) of artificial intelligence chips from the US semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices despite fears over the vast sums being spent on the AI industry.Meta, which also owns Instagram and

Meta agrees $60bn deal with chipmaker AMD despite AI bubble fears Read More »

How to win friends and influencers: Labour’s new social media strategy is a step into the future | Kirsty Major

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Budget, Consumer affairs, Digital media, Economic policy, Labour, Media, Money, Politics, Social media, Technology, UK news

There was a backlash when No 10 invited online content creators inside its doors. But in a fast-changing media landscape, this solves two problems at onceLast year, No 10 took an unprecedented step: it invited content creators to cross the threshold of Downing Street.Naturally, the creators all filmed themselves outside the famous door. Once inside,

How to win friends and influencers: Labour’s new social media strategy is a step into the future | Kirsty Major Read More »

AI Seed Trends: More Multimedia, Backend Automation, Agentic Security, And Yes, Robots

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, Media, Media & entertainment tech, Robotics, Seed funding, Startups, Venture

Every so often at Crunchbase News, we take it upon ourselves to review every sizable seed round of the past few months, seeing what trends arise. This time around, given the excitement around artificial intelligence, we honed in exclusively on AI-focused startups. The goal was to pick out a few themes that appear to be

AI Seed Trends: More Multimedia, Backend Automation, Agentic Security, And Yes, Robots Read More »

Roblox sued by Los Angeles over claims platform ‘makes children easy prey for pedophiles’

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Children, Culture, Games, Internet safety, Los Angeles, Media, Roblox, Technology, US news

LA County says the gaming company does not carry out adequate moderation and its age-verification systems are not fit for purpose, which Roblox deniesOfficials in Los Angeles have said they are suing Roblox, alleging the popular online platform exposes children to sexual content, exploitation and online predators.In a lawsuit, Los Angeles County said the company

Roblox sued by Los Angeles over claims platform ‘makes children easy prey for pedophiles’ Read More »

Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality’

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Media, Race, Social media, Technology, Trump administration, US news, World news

From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant – putting Black users at riskLate last year, as a US government shutdown cut off the Snap benefits that low-income families rely on for groceries, videos on social media cast the fallout in frantic scenes.

Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality’ Read More »

TV set is most popular way to watch YouTube in UK, study finds

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Media, Technology, Television, Television industry, UK news, YouTube

Television outranks laptops, tablets and smartphones across all age groups, according to audience reviewThe television has replaced laptops, tablets and smartphones as the most common device for UK viewers to watch YouTube at home, according to data confirming the platform’s place as a living room mainstay.More than half of all YouTube viewing through a domestic

TV set is most popular way to watch YouTube in UK, study finds Read More »