Interview with Mark Hoyles, aka LadBaby, an influencer who is more popular on Facebook than any other platform, on the rise of “Facebook Famous” creators
Amelia Tait / Wired UK : Tweets: @willardfoxton , @wireduk , @brookeerinduffy , @contagious , @wired , @amitkatwala , @ameliargh , @angstromhoot , and @tara_mulholland Tweets: Willard Foxton Todd / @...
A vicious culture war is taking place via edit wars on Wikipedia in India, exploiting and aggravating religious tensions in the context of COVID-19
Edit-warring was already common as India descended into political polarisation. Then along came Covid-19 Tweets: @hkumar747 , @conorjtobin , @wireduk , and @omerbenj Tweets: Himangshu Kumar / @hkumar...
A vicious culture war is taking place via edit wars on Wikipedia in India, exploiting and aggravating religious tensions in the context of COVID-19
Edit-warring was already common as India descended into political polarisation. Then along came Covid-19 Tweets: @wireduk , @hkumar747 , @omerbenj , and @conorjtobin Tweets: @wireduk : Edit-warring w...
YouTubers are using AI software like DeOldify to upscale and “enhance” historic footage into 4K, but historians say the result undermines the footage
Thomas Nicholson / WIRED UK : Tweets: @wireduk , @samokhvalov , @chastaylor , @citnaj , and @jcalpickard Tweets: @wireduk : Digital upscalers and the millions who've watched their work on YouTube say...
A look at the state of deepfake pornography, which has become rampant on porn websites, with some videos of popular actresses having millions of views
Non-consensual deepfake videos, that humiliate and demean women, are racking up millions of views on mainstream porn sites. Nothing is being done about them Tweets: @mattburgess1 , @mcglynnclare , @s...