Tag: social media
Instagram is testing optional ‘AI creator’ labels
The company is encouraging accounts that frequently post Gen AI content to use the feature, but isn't requiring it. Source
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How I quit social media for a month… and then ended up right back where I started
As a tech journalist, I’m pretty much always online. With that sometimes comes certain habits that are not necessarily conducive to either productivity or mental health. I’m pretty sure most people would relate to that statement, regardless of profession, to say the least. My current bugbear? It’s definitely my social…
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‘The ‘engineering of addiction’ explained — 3 ways Meta and YouTube have harmed young users, according to the landmark case
On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta and Google are liable for designing products that are deliberately addictive and failing to warn users about the nature of their products. This is huge news, a landmark verdict that will inform hundreds of cases to come. While the plaintiff, a…
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A court just ruled Meta and YouTube ‘negligent’ — social media may never be the same
It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t believe that too much social media is a bad thing. Social media companies now urge you to take breaks, and even Apple‘s Tim Cook, whose ultra-popular iPhone hosts all these platforms’ apps, wants people to look less at their phones and more at…
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New US border checks could involve scanning your last five years of social media history– here’s what you need to know
The US government wants to check your social media posts at the border That could impact your data privacy and free speech rights Privacy advocates are opposing the move Tourists visiting the US could soon be subjected to more intense checks than usual, with new proposed rules including in-depth social…
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X set to put a stake in Twitter’s heart as it kills the domain and possibly wreaks havoc with 2FA access
Two years after Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X, most of us still say we “tweeted” because saying, “I Xed” sounds ridiculous. But that vestigial act may soon lose its last tenuous thread of connection to the once-iconic brand name. Next month, X plans to “retire the Twitter domain.” In…
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