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New Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16s, via
@theguardian.com
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New Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16s
The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and would force digital platforms to verify the age of users or face heavy fines
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/new-zealand-pm-luxon-social-media-ban-children
9 months ago
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over, via
@newyorker.com
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/mark-zuckerberg-says-social-media-is-over
9 months ago
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TikTok Hit With Big Fine in Europe for Chinese Data Transfers, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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TikTok Hit With Big Fine in Europe for Chinese Data Transfers
TikTok's been hit with a new fine over user data transfers.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-eu-fine-data-transfers-china/747076/
9 months ago
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California Proposal to Tax Social Media Gathers Momentum, via
@newsweek.com
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California proposal to tax social media gathers momentum
A bill that would tax digital advertising revenue on social media platforms has advanced in the California state legislature.
https://www.newsweek.com/california-tax-social-media-legislation-2064045
9 months ago
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Threads is Prompting Users to Cross-Post to Instagram, via
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Threads is Prompting Users to Cross-Post to Instagram
A new way to help cross-promote Threads.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-cross-post-instagram-stories/746559/
9 months ago
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Meta is training AI on your data. Users say opting out doesn’t work, via
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Meta is training AI on your data. Users say opting out doesn’t work.
Meta promised users that they can opt out of giving access to their social media content for AI training. Some are saying that the exit tool doesn't work.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/meta-is-training-ai-on-your-data-users-find-opting-out-doesnt-work/#dt-heading-what-is-happening
9 months ago
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“Trust but verify” - Jake Heflin, Public Information Officer, Long Beach Fire Department,
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10 months ago
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“Tell people just to run… Mother Nature with the blowtorch on high” - Sid Garcia, Report ABC-7,
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10 months ago
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Did Meta Allow TikTok to Grow in Order to Dilute the FTC’s Antitrust Case?, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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Did Meta Allow TikTok to Grow in Order to Dilute the FTC’s Antitrust Case?
As Meta heads to trial, it’s interesting to look at the timeline of TikTok’s relative U.S. growth.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-allow-tiktok-grow-us-ftc-anti-trust-claims/745332/
10 months ago
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TikTok deal reportedly halted after China said it would reject it due to tariffs, via
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TikTok deal reportedly halted after China said it would reject it due to tariffs
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with breaking news on a now 'blown up' TikTok deal.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/04/04/tiktok-deal-reportedly-halted-after-china-said-it-would-reject-it-due-to-tariffs.html
10 months ago
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Will tariffs on China impact a TikTok deal? Trump says deal still 'on the table', via
@usatoday.com
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Will tariffs on China impact a TikTok deal? Trump says deal still 'on the table'
A potential deal with spin off TikTok's U.S. assets is still "on the table" days after it was put on hold, according to Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/10/tiktok-ban-update-deal-china-tariffs/83024884007/
10 months ago
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How Meta Makes Its Money, via
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How Meta Makes Its Money [Infographic]
A quick overview of Meta’s ever-growing ad empire.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/how-meta-makes-money-ads-infographic/743932/
10 months ago
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Instagram will restrict teens from going Live, as Teen Accounts expand to Facebook and Messenger, via
@mashable.com
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Instagram will restrict teens from going Live, as Teen Accounts expand to Facebook and Messenger
The platform is strengthening its youth safety experience.
https://mashable.com/article/instagram-live-nudity-protection-teen-accounts
10 months ago
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Trump Says TikTok US Sell-Off Deal Will Be Finalized This Week, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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Trump Says TikTok US Sell-Off Deal Will Be Finalized This Week
Despite many complexities, Trump is confident a deal will be announced soon.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-us-sell-off-deal-coming-this-week/744007/
10 months ago
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Is TikTok about to get banned in the U.S.?, via
@mashableofficial.bsky.social
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Is TikTok about to get banned in the U.S.?
Will the app go dark? Here's what you need to know.
https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-ban-latest
10 months ago
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Instagram Chief Says Edits App Coming Soon, Will Be Available for Free, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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Instagram Chief Says Edits App Coming Soon, Will Be Available for Free
Instagram’s anticipated new video editing app will be launched “in the next couple of weeks.”
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-free-edits-video-editing-app-coming-soon/744139/
10 months ago
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Trump extends TikTok deadline for the second time, via
@cnbc.com
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www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/t...
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Trump extends TikTok deadline for the second time
President Trump extended a deadline requiring China-based ByteDance to sell U.S. TikTok operations, marking the second time Trump has taken such an action.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/trumps-extends-tiktok-second-time.html
10 months ago
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TikTok Launches AMBER Alerts to US Users, via
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TikTok Launches AMBER Alerts to US Users
TikTok's massive reach will help to raise awareness of missing children.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-rolls-out-amber-alerts-us/743136/
11 months ago
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The age of being 'very online' is over. Here's why., via
@mashableofficial.bsky.social
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The age of being 'very online' is over. Here's why.
We've lost our sense of online community.
https://mashable.com/article/very-online-doesnt-exist-online-culture
11 months ago
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Zuckerberg Goes “Full MAGA” as Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech, via
@democracynow.org
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www.democracynow.org/2025/1/9/met...
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Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced major changes to what content is allowed on his company’s social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads, scrapping the system of independent fact-checke...
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/9/meta_fact_checking_changes_trump_2025
11 months ago
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X Suffers Major DDoS Attack as Backlash Against Elon Musk Grows, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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X Suffers Major DDoS Attack as Backlash Against Elon Musk Grows
Elon’s businesses look set to bear the brunt of the backlash against his political involvement.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-suffers-ddos-attack-backlash-elon-musk/742109/
11 months ago
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Judge rejects request to block Florida law aiming to keep children off social media, via
@cbsnews.com
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www.cbsnews.com/amp/miami/ne...
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Judge rejects request to block Florida law aiming to keep children off social media
A federal judge has rejected a request to block a 2024 Florida law aimed at keeping children off some social-media platforms, ruling that industry groups did not show they had legal standing to challe...
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/miami/news/court-refuses-to-halt-florida-social-media-law/
11 months ago
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TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities, via
@nbcnews.com
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TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities
Videos — often taken to cartoonish extremes — offer a rare look inside a long-elusive industry and the narratives trafficking networks use to fuel migration north.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-becomes-tool-choice-cat-mouse-game-migrant-smugglers-authoritie-rcna196757
11 months ago
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X Suffers Major DDoS Attack as Backlash Against Elon Musk Grows, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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X Suffers Major DDoS Attack as Backlash Against Elon Musk Grows
Elon’s businesses look set to bear the brunt of the backlash against his political involvement.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-suffers-ddos-attack-backlash-elon-musk/742109/
11 months ago
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'I make more in one hour on TikTok than a day in the shop', via BBC
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Mallows Beauty Tik Tok: More cash in an hour than a day in a shop
Laura Mallows sells most of her products via TikTok but "dreams" of opening a physical shop once more.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23nd8j751ko
11 months ago
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Former Meta official’s ‘explosive’ memoir about the social media giant to be published next week, via
@apnews.com
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Former Meta official's 'explosive' memoir about the social media giant to be published next week
“Careless People” is written by Meta’s former director of global public policy, Sarah Wynn-Williams, who left what was then Facebook in 2018.
https://apnews.com/article/meta-insider-account-zuckerberg-sandberg-3280059cd7c3c3022afe171c2188f557
11 months ago
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Wyoming billionaire Reid Rasner says his team has been in touch with White House over TikTok bid, via
@nbcnews.com
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Wyoming billionaire Reid Rasner says his team has been in touch with White House over TikTok bid
Under his proposed plan, the platform would offer payment tiers for users to buy into the platform as “founding members.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tiktok-bid-reid-rasner-white-house-rcna195001?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=67ca4f63d2a3a6000134e6ea&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
11 months ago
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Trump Says TikTok Deal ‘Coming Soon’, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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Trump Says TikTok Deal ‘Coming Soon’
Trump says that four groups are vying for the U.S. operations of the app.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-tiktok-sell-off-deal-coming-says-trump/742072/
11 months ago
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TikTok investigated over use of children's data, via BBC
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TikTok investigated by UK watchdog over use of children's data
It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62xxz141plo
11 months ago
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Why pro-Palestinian content is at the center of the TikTok ban, via
@mashableofficial.bsky.social
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Why pro-Palestinian content is at the center of the TikTok ban
The TikTok ban isn’t just about China. It’s about censorship.
https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-ban-china-palestine
11 months ago
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What Threat Does TikTok Actually Pose to Users?, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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What Threat Does TikTok Actually Pose to Users?
The real threat TikTok poses may not relate to user data.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-news-content-influence-ban-chinese-government/740706/
11 months ago
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Elon Musk may be on the brink of achieving the impossible: Salvaging his $44 billion investment in X, via
@cnn.com
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www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/t...
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Elon Musk may be on the brink of achieving the impossible: Salvaging his $44 billon investment in X | CNN Business
In October 2022, Elon Musk paid $44 billion to buy Twitter – almost certainly an overpayment – and he promptly made significant changes that plunged the company into chaos and sent its ad business and...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/tech/elon-musk-x-valuation/index.html
11 months ago
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How News Influencers Are Reshaping Media, via
@forbes.com
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How News Influencers Are Reshaping Media
News influencers are reshaping media by providing real-time updates, building trust, and engaging younger audiences, challenging traditional news outlets.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiesalcius/2025/02/07/the-rise-of-news-influencers-how-theyre-reshaping-traditional-media/
12 months ago
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Is Social Media Trust Eroding? Bots And Deepfakes Are Creating A Digital Wildfire, via
@forbes.com
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Council Post: Is Social Media Trust Eroding? Bots And Deepfakes Are Creating A Digital Wildfire
AI-driven fraud turns platforms into hubs for influencing operations, misinformation campaigns and identity theft.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/02/18/is-social-media-trust-eroding-bots-and-deepfakes-are-creating-a-digital-wildfire/
12 months ago
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South Korea blocks DeepSeek access, citing privacy laws, via
@mashableofficial.bsky.social
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South Korea blocks DeepSeek access, citing privacy laws
The data protection concerns are piling up.
https://mashable.com/article/south-korea-blocks-deepseek
12 months ago
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1. Fact check your info 2. Be mindful of other opinions 3. Be impartial online 4. Don't spread false information 5. Be respectful when posting
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12 months ago
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Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors, via
@apnews.com
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Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world’s most powerfu...
https://apnews.com/article/musk-doge-trump-x-democracy-e581786ee599f8b047d40c2e2c7ad9da
12 months ago
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TikTok Looks to Alleviate Data Security Concerns in the US, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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TikTok Looks to Alleviate Data Security Concerns in the US
TikTok's published another overview of the measures that it's undertaken to keep US user data safe.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-outlines-us-data-security-measures/739631/
12 months ago
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Elon Musk says he does not have plans to buy TikTok, via
@cnn.com
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www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/b...
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Elon Musk says he does not have plans to buy TikTok | CNN Business
Elon Musk is not interested in buying video-sharing platform TikTok, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX said during a virtual meeting at the WELT Economic Summit on January 28.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/business/elon-musk-tiktok-buyers/index.html
12 months ago
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People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook, via
@apnews.com
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People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-phones-ebay-facebook-stores-fcc55bfdde7483321f86cd6b8895f189
about 1 year ago
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Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram, via
@nbcnews.com
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Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram
Some Meta users said that they believed they were forced to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance’s pages, and that Instagram was blocking searches for the #democrat hashtag.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-responds-claims-boosting-trump-facebook-instagram-rcna188586
about 1 year ago
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Will Elon’s Increasing Political Ambitions Help or Hurt X?, via
@socialmediatoday.bsky.social
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www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-forme...
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Will Elon’s Increasing Political Ambitions Help or Hurt X?
Elon's digging deeper into politics, which could impact his businesses.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-business-risks-musk-politics/739063/
about 1 year ago
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NYPD execs’ social media posts were 'irresponsible and unprofessional,' city investigators say, via
@gothamist.com
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NYPD execs’ social media posts were 'irresponsible and unprofessional,' city investigators say
The Department of Investigation says social media posts by NYPD executives violated professionalism standards, encouraged “unproductive” discourse and failed to comply with citywide policies.
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-execs-social-media-posts-were-irresponsible-and-unprofessional-city-investigators-say
about 1 year ago
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Instagram blocked LGBTQ+ content by accident, Meta claims, via
@mashableofficial.bsky.social
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mashable.com/article/inst...
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Instagram blocked LGBTQ+ content by accident, Meta claims
The error, which Meta blamed on classification technology, has been addressed.
https://mashable.com/article/instagram-blocked-lgbtq-content
about 1 year ago
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Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administration, via
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/meta...
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Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administration
Joining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is getting rid of its diversity, equity and inclusion program, a company spokesperson conf...
https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-zuckerberg-dei-diversity-74ee8f886bee2e279f6266c0ff8d1610
about 1 year ago
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New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake, via
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/tikt...
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New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, accordin...
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-bytedance-trump-perplexity-87988733973760927bb5681f7de9b9af
about 1 year ago
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A rare, joyful U.S.-Chinese exchange is taking place on RedNote, but it may not last, via
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/r...
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A rare, joyful U.S.-Chinese exchange is taking place on RedNote, but it may not last
The Chinese app’s new American users are connecting directly with their Chinese counterparts at a time when the two countries are interacting less overall.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rednote-xiaohongshu-diplomacy-brings-americans-chinese-closer-rcna187746
about 1 year ago
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Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, Trump says,
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok
The US President says he would like to see a "bidding war" over the sale of the social media app.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3z55zz7xo
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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