Meta’s decision to shut down CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community in tracking disinformation, has been widely criticized — particularly considering the elections taking place globally in 2024. Now, just days after Meta officially discontinued the tool, the EU has questions about how the company intends to meet its “obligations” under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to allow outside researchers access to its data. Meta has until 6 September to reply. Here’s more from @Engadget :press:.
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EU regulators question Meta about the shutdown of CrowdTangle
Meta’s decision to shut down CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community, is drawing fresh scr...
 #Meta #EU #Elections #Disinformation #Online #Tech
Just when you thought Google's AI Overviews couldn’t get any more controversial, on the same day the search giant rolled the service out to six new countries, a report has claimed publishers are now being given an ultimatum — allow AI scraping or lose search visibility. Publishers have reportedly found that if they block the Googlebot from using their content for the AI-produced answers now found at the top of a search page, they will also lose the privilege of being included in standard web results. Here’s more from @Engadget :press:.
Engadget
Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility
Online publications increasingly face a lose-lose dilemma: allow Google to use their published content to produce inline AI-generated search “ans...
 #Google #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Search #Tech
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers have sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter expressing concern at the company’s failure to prevent ads for illegal drugs from running on its platforms. Investigations by U.S. federal prosecutors began back in March for ads pointing users to third-party services for purchasing prescription pills, cocaine and other recreational drugs. However, the lawmakers wrote that the ads have continued to run in spite of this, with “blatant references to illegal drugs” that Meta’s internal policies “missed.” Here’s more from CNBC. https://flip.it/h2rDkS #Meta #Facebook #MarkZuckerberg #Tech
The internet has a pretty insatiable appetite for new slang, and TikTok in particular seems to have a knack of plucking words from obscurity and using them so much that they become regular part of our online vocabulary. The “very demure” trend is the most recent of these, and the search data backs that up. But is the platform’s sway capable of truly shaping modern language offline too? [@Mashable](https://flipboard.com/@Mashable ) takes a closer look.
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'Very demure' demonstrates TikTok's ability to shape modern language
Very demure, very mindful, very much of the time
 #TikTok #Language #Slang #SocialMedia #Tech
“For years as vice president, Harris has been quietly laying the digital groundwork behind the scenes — meeting with young voters, social media influencers and several grassroots organizations. Now, with less than 90 days until the November election, the Harris campaign has made subtle shifts to capitalize on the momentum around her candidacy — and translate her growing social media following into votes.” @npub170n7...n6w5 meets the young team running Kamala Harris’ social media presence, but can they turn likes into votes at the ballot box? https://flip.it/BFeR.4 #USPolitics #KamalaHarris #Election #TikTok #Instagram #SocialMedia #Tech
Late last week, the personal data of almost 3 billion people was reported to have been exposed, in what has been called the largest data breach in history. However, web security consultant Troy Hunt has dug a little deeper into the nitty gritty of the leak to explain what data is actually out there, what remains unknown, and whether people need to be as concerned as perhaps was first thought.
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Inside the "3 Billion People" National Public Data Breach
I decided to write this post because there's no concise way to explain the nuances of what's being described as one of the largest data breaches ev...
 #DataBreach #Data #Cybersecurity #Tech
Could this be the first post-Twitter presidential campaign? Sixteen years after Barack Obama vs. John McCain was chronicled by the service’s users, X is not the same force for political discourse in 2024 — no matter what Elon Musk does to try and make it so, writes [@FastCompany](
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 ). But what will step in to fill the gap? https://flip.it/7G2ErY #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #USPolitics #Election #Twitter #ElonMusk
It’s fair to say that we knew a lot of what Google was going to be announcing today at its Made By Google event, thanks to multiple massive leaks over recent weeks and months, but the Pixel line-up for the next 12 months is now official. As well as a four-strong Pixel 9 line up, Google also confirmed the Pixel Watch 3 and the Pixel Buds Pro 2, plus introduced its new AI chatbot, Gemini Live. Tom's Guide has made this Storyboard for the event, which includes full details on all the announcements, as well as some hands-on first impressions. Take a look here. https://flip.it/RRadFT #Google #MadeByGoogle #Pixel9 #GeminiLive #Tech
Elon Musk’s conversation with former President Donald Trump on X got off to a rocky start yesterday, with the platform running into technical difficulties — despite a promise from Musk that the company had run tests to ensure its stability. While Musk blamed the issues on a “massive DDOS attack,” a source at the company has confirmed to [@theverge](
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Every day, The Verge asks how technology is changing the way we live and seeks out the most important ideas, people, events, and objects that might...
 ) that there was no such thing, with another staffer saying there was a “99 percent” chance Elon was lying about the attack. Here’s more. https://flip.it/Xo6jQM #ElonMusk #X #DonaldTrump #DDOS #Tech
“What does it mean for people to have an always-on, always-agreeable AI friend? And what does it mean for young men, in particular, to have an AI avatar that will mostly do as it’s told and never leave them?” From casual chats to mental health, life coaching, and even marriage, [@theverge](
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Every day, The Verge asks how technology is changing the way we live and seeks out the most important ideas, people, events, and objects that might...
 ) speaks to the CEO of the chatbot maker Replika, Eugenia Kuyda, on the role AI will play in the future of human relationships, and the consequences it could have when lines between the two are blurred. https://flip.it/eH359R #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Chatbots #LLM #Tech