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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram

Wired

In early 2020, deepfake expert Henry Ajder uncovered one of the first Telegram bots built to “undress” photos of women using artificial intelligence. Now, a WIRED review of Telegram communities involved with the explicit nonconsensual content has identified at least 50 bots that claim to create explicit photos or videos of people with only a couple of clicks. “We’re talking …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools

Associated Press

Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external tools to take control of their feed — even if that …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Third of teenagers have seen real-life violence on TikTok, research suggests

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A third of 13 to 17-year-olds have seen footage of real-life …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Facebook wanted out of politics. It was messier than anyone expected

Live Mint

After the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said it wanted to scale back how much political content it showed users. “As Mark said almost two years ago, people wanted to see less politics overall on Facebook while still being able to engage with political content if they want to, and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing," …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: ‘Passing’ offers a brilliant insight into America’s ‘color line’

CNN

Editor’s Note: Gene Seymour is a critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. CNN — During the 1970s, when I was in my 20s, films as stylistically daring and thematically challenging as “Passing” – Rebecca Hall’s widely acclaimed directorial debut, adapted from Nella Larsen’s novel about …

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3 years, 2 months ago

社交媒体让人情绪低落？科学家告诉你如何变开心

China Daily

研究反复证实，社交媒体上的负面新闻看多了对人的精神健康有害无益。尽管如此，疫情期间想要“戒掉”社交媒体实在太难。怎样才能让自己开心地使用社交媒体？来看看科学家的解答。 Picture this: you're between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your social media newsfeed. 此前曾研究过负面新闻对心情的影响，结果表明，负面的疫情新闻不利于精神健康。 For instance, one study conducted in March 2020 involving more than 6,000 Americans found that the more time participants spent consuming COVID news in a day, the unhappier they felt. Meanwhile, people who were shown COVID news stories involving acts of kindness didn't experience the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

社交媒体让人情绪低落？科学家告诉你如何变开心

China Daily

研究反复证实，社交媒体上的负面新闻看多了对人的精神健康有害无益。尽管如此，疫情期间想要“戒掉”社交媒体实在太难。怎样才能让自己开心地使用社交媒体？来看看科学家的解答。 Picture this: you're between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your social media newsfeed. 此前曾研究过负面新闻对心情的影响，结果表明，负面的疫情新闻不利于精神健康。 For instance, one study conducted in March 2020 involving more than 6,000 Americans found that the more time participants spent consuming COVID news in a day, the unhappier they felt. Meanwhile, people who were shown COVID news stories involving acts of kindness didn't experience the …

Social Media Media Social Mood Positive Covid

3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook failed to curb misinformation, hate speech in India, leaked documents show

ABC

Facebook has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts in India, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by US media. Key points: The leaked files show Facebook has been aware for years of hate speech on social media that was stoking violence in India In some cases, Facebook's own algorithm appeared to have "intensified" hate …

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3 years, 5 months ago

A road not taken: verified Cormac McCarthy account is fake

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Sorry, Cormac McCarthy fans. “The account referenced was verified by mistake and that has since been reversed,” a Twitter spokesperson told The Associated Press on Monday. “The account will also be required to adhere to Twitter’s parody, newsfeed, commentary, and fan account policy.” The McCarthy account, @CormacMcCrthy, had more than 48,000 followers as of midday Monday, among …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Spotify users can now listen to music and podcasts from within Facebook app

India Today

Spotify users will now be able to listen to full songs on the Facebook app. The feature is now available in 27 markets where paying Spotify customers will be able to listen to music and podcasts at a stretch using a mini player while scrolling within Facebook. With the new mini player available on Facebook, Spotify users will be able …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion: Live

Al Jazeera

Lebanese authorities have said at least 78 people have been killed and some 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut. 22:47 GMT – Trump says explosion ‘looks like a terrible attack’ US President Donald Trump said the huge explosion that shook Beirut appeared to be a “terrible attack.” “We have a very good relationship …

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4 years, 6 months ago

India bans TikTok, SHAREit, UC Browser and 56 other Chinese apps: here's the full list of apps and what they do

Firstpost

The ban comes in the backdrop of the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, is also applicable for messaging app WeChat and online streaming app Bigo Live, CAM scanner, among others The Government of India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including the hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, …

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4 years, 9 months ago

Using my phone less was made easier by asking myself this one question

ABC

I recently dropped my phone. Writing more generally about unwanted habits of all kinds, Chodron says the urge to engage in old habits comes from a misguided attempt to escape discomfort, or what she calls "heated states": "We want to do these things because in that heated state we believe it will bring us some relief. Whether that's the discomfort …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Instagram will now help you kick lame feeds off your personal newsfeed

Firstpost

As per the redesign, you will now see two categories: most seen in feed and least interacted with. If you want to cleanse your Instagram feed of the people you barely speak to and whose lame feed you usually just ignore, this Instagram update might just bring a smile to your weary face. As per today’s announcement, you can now …

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5 years ago

The difference between genuine kindness and fake kindness

ABC

If you spend much time on the feel-good sections of social media, you'll have probably come across human ball of sunshine Fred Rogers, aka Mr Rogers. And even if they had nobody else to turn to, a half-assed, public social media message would never genuinely make someone feel they could rely on me. Sales and Crabb's kindness heroes Photo shows …

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6 years ago

China Daily app launches Global Edition

China Daily

China Daily app's global edition is available on Wednesday, providing a new option for its broad international readership. The move, a first among China's English news apps, came on the same day as the debut of the national English-language newspaper's global edition. Aside from high-quality and trusted news reporting, the app also revamped its Service section, which caters to the …

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Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools

Third of teenagers have seen real-life violence on TikTok, research suggests

Facebook wanted out of politics. It was messier than anyone expected

Opinion: ‘Passing’ offers a brilliant insight into America’s ‘color line’

社交媒体让人情绪低落？科学家告诉你如何变开心

社交媒体让人情绪低落？科学家告诉你如何变开心

Facebook failed to curb misinformation, hate speech in India, leaked documents show

A road not taken: verified Cormac McCarthy account is fake

Spotify users can now listen to music and podcasts from within Facebook app

Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion: Live

India bans TikTok, SHAREit, UC Browser and 56 other Chinese apps: here's the full list of apps and what they do

Using my phone less was made easier by asking myself this one question

Instagram will now help you kick lame feeds off your personal newsfeed

The difference between genuine kindness and fake kindness

China Daily app launches Global Edition