Instagram’s head says social media needs more context because of AI
In a series of Threads posts this afternoon, Instagram head Adam Mosseri says users shouldn’t trust images they see online ...
Inside Climate News10d
Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation
Climate-related disinformation tends to spike following extreme weather events or disasters. After wildfires tore through ...
CNN24d
Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds
The study comes in the wake of the 2024 US presidential election, in which social media influencers played a key role as an information source for voters. During the campaign, President-elect ...
Mediaite on MSN6d
‘We Now Know the Source’: Trump Shares Meme Depicting Jersey Drones as Chris Christie Fast Food Delivery
President-elect Donald Trump shared a meme on Truth Social mocking former Gov. Chris Christie as the obese reason behind the ...
The Conversation23d
Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery
The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms ... along with “services with the primary purpose of supporting ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
With its social media ban, parliament delivers a performance piece of legislative enshittification that rises to the cultural moment
The government is rushing to get its laws banning children under 16 from social media through parliament ... We live, however, in a post-detail world. The primary use of this legislation ...
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Chinese social media Xiaohongshu moves closer to IPO as profits surge in 2024, sources say
Social media platform Xiaohongshu ... presenting favourable conditions for floating shares on the Hong Kong bourse. One source, who declined to be named because the matter is private, told ...
NDTV2d
How Social Media Restricted Palestinian News And Boosted Israel's
This decline in engagement is surprising, given that social media has become a vital source of updates for those wanting to hear more voices from inside Gaza. Facebook pages for news outlets like ...
SBS29d
'Control access to the internet': Elon Musk takes aim at Australia's social media ban
Source: AAP / CNP/ABACA/PA Elon Musk has criticised the government for its plan to implement a social media ban for children ... and services with the “primary purpose of supporting the health ...
The Christian Post on MSN4d
'The Chosen' sparks controversy as critics label scene between Jesus, Judas 'unbiblical'
The Chosen has sparked controversy after a sneak peek from the upcoming season of the series showed dialogue between Jesus ...
Phys.org22d
Opinion: Why banning social media for under 16s is not a good idea
With the passing of the bill this week to ban young people from social media, we need to keep talking about alternatives so the Senate approaches this with a long-term view, not a quick fix.