UFC Fight Night 228 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media UFC Fight Night 228 winners and losers react on social media outlets such as X, Instagram and Facebook. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2023
Quirky AI chatbots could be headed to Instagram and Facebook this week A sassy bot inspired by Bender from Futurama is among the new AI chatbots Meta is said to be planning Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023
RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism The exclusive online livestream for the second Republican presidential debate this week will take place on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform that has been criticized for allowing far-right extremism, bigotry, election disinformation and conspiracy theories The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Are #MeToo Allegations Speech on "Matters of Public Concern"? The Minnesota Supreme Court says "sometimes," and splits 4-3 in favor of a particular allegation being on matters of public concern. Reason · Sep 22, 2023
A Former Twitter Executive's Highly Selective Concern About 'Coercive Influences' on Social Media Yoel Roth worries about government meddling in content moderation, except when Democrats target "misinformation." Reason · Sep 21, 2023
2 Black TikTok workers claim discrimination: Both were fired after complaining to HR Two Black employees bring charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging they suffered discrimination and retaliation while working at the social media giant. WEKU · Sep 21, 2023
Goodbye to Twitter, the once cool app Twitter gave me community and my writing career. Now it's a joke, and charging a fee is the end Salon · Sep 21, 2023
Social media users abusing monkeys in sickening videos for money and hits Exclusive: Baby animals tortured, killed and have limbs amputated in horrific clips of physical and psychological torment, research finds The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill review – nowhere to hide From stalkers to authoritarian states, the use and abuse of facial recognition tech The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
The joke's on us – how big tech is replicating our laughter online Human laughter as we know it likely developed between ten and 16 million years ago. For context, the stone tools our distant human ancestors made in the Early Stone Age date back around 2.6 million years. These are vast time spans, but it was perhaps good that our Palaeolithic ancestors… The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023
U.K. Online Safety Act: The good, the bad, and the ugly The now-agreed bill will mandate age verification or estimation, introduce a new censorship regime, and possibly undermine encryption. Fortune · Sep 20, 2023
Revealed: EU plan for ‘schoolyard guardians’ to help tackle illegal online content Exclusive: EU commissioner Thierry Breton reveals ‘big, big fight’ to get tech giants to better police the content they deliver The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Ex-Foursquare president Steven Rosenblatt lays out plans for Oceans Ventures’ second seed-stage fund The six-person venture firm is looking for teams, not “hero” founders. Fortune · Sep 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 20, 2023 Pour One Out For These Brisbane Brides Who Found Out Their Wedding Venue Shut Down Via Facebook Brisbane brides-to-be have been left fuming after learning via Facebook that their wedding venue, The Golden Ox, had closed down.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Fearne Cotton deletes Russell Brand podcast episodes after ‘unfollowing’ him on Instagram Cotton has removed all mention of the comedian from her podcast after he was accused of sexually assaulting four women, which he denies
AAP · Sep 20, 2023 Ads reveal pathway to success for 'yes', 'no' campaigns Facebook ads targeting different states and a variety of age groups have shone a light on how the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns plan on winning the voice referendum.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Meta’s new end-to-end encryption ‘means thousands of criminals could go undetected’ Suella Braverman urges social media giant to reconsider plans to “go dark” amid fears it could leave children vulnerable to predators
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 20, 2023 It’s 2023 And We’ve Only Just Had A Study That Used Actual Blood To Test Menstrual Products 1 in 5 Aussie women still suffer from period poverty and with the rise of cozzie livs, almost two thirds of women are unable to afford menstrual products.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Braverman urges Meta not to ‘go dark’ on detecting child abuse with encryption Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2023 No campaign spreads through TikTok ‘like wildfire’ as pro-voice creators struggle to cut through Fair Australia’s memes and slick videos are surging on social platform, garnering far more views and followers than the yes campaign
Fortune · Sep 18, 2023 Solana co-founder: 'To keep the next great American founder in America, Congress must regulate crypto. But first lawmakers should learn how it works' 'There’s no viable path to reasonable regulatory certainty in the space," writes Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2023 I quit Facebook and Twitter cold turkey – and I barely know myself All of that humblebragging and oversharing – and my obsessive checking of it – was driving me insane. Why did I stay so long?
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023 American white nationalists are fleeing US sites for Russian platforms. Here’s why The Russian government doesn’t need to do anything to encourage the spread of extremism ‘because it’s already cooking,’ Neil Johnson tells Gustaf Kilander