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Color complexity in social media posts leads to more engagement, new research shows

If you work in digital marketing, you don’t need to be told a picture’s worth a thousand words. More than half of content marketers say images are crucial for achieving their social media goals, and a staggering 70% of users prefer image-based posts over text, surveys have found.

The Conversation

‘Supremely ignorant’: Queensland One Nation candidate’s comparison of Covid vaccination to Holocaust condemned

Health experts and Jewish community leader decry comments by bricklayer Gary Williamson, who is standing in the seat of Redlands

The Guardian - AU

'Regrettable' Greens candidates' posts missed in vetting: Rattenbury

James Cruz apologised for the old Facebook posts.

The Canberra Times

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Future of Speech Online: International Cooperation for a Free & Open Internet," by Nick Clegg

A new article from the Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) Future of Free Speech Symposium.

Reason

Locked out of your business account? Log in and tell us

Small businesses are fighting with tech giants after being locked out of accounts or waiting for payment and want a reboot on how their complaints are handled.

AAP

"We’re hoping NOT to break any more records" – mountain rescue services overwhelmed by spike in callouts

Mountain rescue services from across the globe are responding to record calls for help

Advnture

How Mpox anti-vaxx conspiracies target and stigmatise LGBTQ+ people

According to some conspiracy theorists posting on alternative, uncensored social media networks, Mpox is another “scamdemic”, created by a powerful elite to cull populations and generate profit for “big pharma”. According to these social media users, anyone who takes the Mpox vaccine inevitably faces heart attack and death.

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"As a musician, you've lost money before you've even got off the ground”: A shocking analysis of the disparity between promoting music compared to other sectors

Why are musicians frequently finding themselves counting their losses?

MusicRadar

Woman arrested after mall shooting threat

A 31-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly posting several messages on Facebook pretending to be a young man planning a shooting rampage at three shopping centres.

Bangkok Post

Two girls were murdered in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017. A local man will spend life behind bars for their deaths

Abby Williams and Libby German were found murdered in 2017 near Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. After years of uncertainty, local man Richard Allen has been found guilty and sentenced to 130 years. Andrea Cavallier and Rachel Sharp report

The Independent UK

What is Meta AI? Everything you need to know

An overview of features, uses, insights, and concerns around Meta's AI.

Tom’s Guide

Disruptions by conspiracists forced some Victorian councils online. Will they affect local elections?

Experts raise concerns about lack of disclosure of affiliation and point to success in NSW and Queensland of candidates from ‘fringe’ groups

The Guardian - AU

‘Mayberry’s photographer’ was beloved for his snaps of small-town life — then he was charged with felony peeping

“Some things you just don’t expect,” said Dale Watson, the police chief of Mount Airy, North Carolina

The Independent UK

Swing-state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may do so again

With the 2024 election just weeks away, former President Donald Trump continues to spread false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. He also insists without evidence that the same may happen this year.

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The Guardian - US

Hurricane misinformation signals how US election lies could intensify

Amid two hurricanes – one of which hit two swing states – conspiracy theories swirled, such as weather being controlled to prevent Republicans from voting

Tom’s Guide

I just had a conversation with Meta AI Voice — and it’s way better than I expected

Meta AI now lets you speak to the artificial intelligence instead of just sending text messages and this including being able to ask Judi Dench to rap or recite a Shakespearean Sonnet.

Evening Standard

Will the Northern Lights be visible over London tonight? Friday forecast for the aurora borealis

Amazing views were witnessed across parts of the UK

Newcastle Herald

Experts say it's 'unlikely' Hunter will see aurora australis for second night

People headed out to catch the light show on Friday morning.

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Can Differences in 'Misinformation' Sharing Explain Political Disparities in Social Media Suspensions?

A new study finds that conservatives are especially likely to share information from sources that a "politically balanced" sample of Republicans and Democrats deemed untrustworthy.

Fortune

The controversy surrounding AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize misses the point

The controversy surrounding Hinton’s Nobel Prize should spark a reevaluation of how we recognize innovation.

The Guardian - AU

Social media platforms with ‘low risk of harm to children’ could escape Albanese government age ban

Communications minister Michelle Rowland says ‘likely’ changes to Online Safety Act ‘will place onus on platforms, not parents or young people’

MusicRadar

“When we signed a record deal with Warner Brothers, she was cleaning toilets on the same day”: Will the rocketing cost of being a musician eventually kill the industry?

A deep dive into the economics of being a music-maker in the 2020s

The Independent UK

Public outcry as Australian zoo euthanises healthy lioness because her male partner died

Adelaide Zoo claims Amani was euthanised as negative impacts on her welfare ‘outweighed any benefits of keeping the lioness alive’

International Business Times

Discord Seen As Online Home For Renegades

Known for its appeal to online renegades, chat platform Discord finds itself in the crosshairs of Turkey and Russia.

AAP

Experts back age limit at landmark social media summit

Laws will be needed for social media companies to comply with any age limit on users, one premier says as experts back calls to restrict youth access.

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