Credit to Author: Deidre Olsen| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. TikTok and Facebook pages are filling the gap—with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool.
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Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:18:52 +0000
Meta now offers users an ad-free option, but it’s only available in Europe for those who can afford the €10-a-month subscription.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:23:10 +0000
The third GOP debate is sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition and will be livestreamed on a platform favored by one of America’s most notorious white nationalists.
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Credit to Author: K.G. Orphanides| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:52:58 +0000
A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0000
The slow-motion implosion of Elon Musk’s X has given rise to a slew of competitors, where privacy invasions that ran rampant over the past decade still largely persist.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:03:22 +0000
TikTokkers are using a little-known livestreaming feature to falsely represent Israelis and Palestinians—and the company is taking a cut of costly in-app gifts viewers give to participants.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Inauthentic accounts on X flocked to its owner’s post about Ukrainian president Vlodymr Zelensky, hailing “Comrade Musk” and boosting pro-Russia propaganda.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:02:16 +0000
Hamas has threatened to broadcast videos of hostage executions. With the war between Israel and Hamas poised to enter a new phase, are social platforms ready?
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:27:29 +0000
A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized “fact-checking” has obscured efforts to find out who’s responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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