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As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaksOn a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a small film production.Dozens of people mill about: lighting assistants, a […]
Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?It was as “easy as ABC”, claimed the lawyer prosecuting a landmark social media harm case against Meta and Google which heard closing arguments this week. The defendants were guilty, said Mark Lanier, of
Meta and Google trial: are infinite scroll and autoplay creating addicts? Read More »
Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social mediaThe first-ever jury trial over the potential harms of social media wrapped up on Thursday. Lawyers for Meta and YouTube have argued their platforms are safe for the vast majority of young people, while lawyers for a
‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up Read More »
Young adults growing up in the attention economy — preparing for adult life, with social media and chatbots competing for their attention — can easily fall into unhealthy relationships with digital platforms. But what if chatbots weren’t mere distractions from real life? Could they be designed humanely, as moral partners whose digital goal is to
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New wave of publishing scams mimic lonely hearts hoaxes of old – swapping promises of true love for the fantasy of literary acclaim. And the wooing process is now fully automatedEight years of dedication were poured into the pages of Angel of Aleppo, Jon Cocks’ debut historical novel. Inspired by his wife’s grandmother, a survivor
Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant’s AI research unitFacebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it had acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company’s founders into its AI research division.The deal will bring Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into
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Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
A.I. Incites a New Wave of Grieving Parents Fighting for Online Safety Read More »
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos Read More »
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos Read More »
Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake.
An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media Read More »
