Internet
Will another social media platform be able to replicate TikTok’s ‘special sauce?’
Where will TikTok refugees go if the social media platform is banned?This post was originally published on this site
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Internet
French researchers aim to ease X refugees’ path with ‘HelloQuitX’
French researchers have developed an application to help users migrate their whole online community from Elon Musk’s X to rival social platforms such as Bluesky or Mastodon.This post was originally published on this site
Internet
Meta’s fact-checking and diversity rollbacks represent ‘dangerous retreat’ from corporate responsibility
Meta, the corporation that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it not only plans to replace its professional fact-checking system with user-contribution, but also cut down on many of its diversity schemes in […]
Internet
US Supreme Court weighs Texas age-check for porn sites
The US Supreme Court grappled with a challenge on Wednesday to a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors’ ages, part of a growing effort to limit access by minors to online sexual content.This […]
Internet
Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing: Competing approaches in fight against misinformation
Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has stirred up a storm of reactions. But taken at face value, the changes raise the question of […]
Internet
A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of similar apps available
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized […]
Internet
How Britain got its first internet connection
British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of 86, after a nearly 50-year career at UCL. A few years before he died, he was […]
Mathematics
Mathematical technique ‘opens the black box’ of AI decision-making
Western researchers have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions—a widely recognized but poorly understood process in the field of machine learning.This post was originally published on this […]
Internet
Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift
Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.This post was originally […]
Internet
How Meta’s fact-checking program works
Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking program aims to counter false information on its social platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—with the help of media organizations, including AFP.This post was originally published on this site