X starts removing preview headlines from posts with article links, showing only the lead image and domain name; Elon Musk mentioned the change in August 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @rickf@indieweb.social : In other words, “please generate needless clicks so I can boost ‘engagement’ on the platform to get more advertisers back, pleeeasseeee.......
Zoom updates its terms to let the company train its AI models using some customer data, but doesn't plan to use audio, video, or chat content without consent
Whether they're hoovering up all the data for training AI or not, it's bad optics and I've seen tech companies sink for less. … @GoTakeAKnapp@anti-social.online : It appears that Zoom has seen everyon...
OpenAI and DeepMind executives, Geoffrey Hinton, and 350+ others sign a statement saying “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority”
and says computer scientists need ethics training Brian Fung / CNN : AI industry and researchers sign statement warning of ‘extinction’ risk Alka Jain / Livemint : Industry leaders warn ‘AI poses risk...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter Spaces was delayed by ~25 minutes of crashes, feedback glitches, and audio failures
even after Ron DeSantis' glitchy campaign kick off Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal : Twitter's Flaws Snag Elon Musk's Media Ambitions Steve Peoples / Associated Press : DeSantis set to make m...
Kiwi Farms, a forum for online harassment campaigns, has managed to stay online after being dropped by Cloudflare, as posters congregate on Telegram and Discord
If you or someone you care about may be at risk of suicide, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline … Tweets: @ekp , @motherjones , @motherjones , @taylorlorenz , @briannawu , @shane_bur...
An overview of Apple's three new “Child Safety” initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts
*without asking.* https://twitter.com/... Kontra / @counternotions : If you must read only one article to see the absurdity of the bombastic headline regurgitation currently being spewed about Apple's...
A researcher says she archived 99.9% of posts on Parler, many with users' location data, as Apple, Google, and Amazon took the service offline
They're Blaming Amazon Instead Alison Durkee / Forbes : Parler Sues Amazon After Company Forces Social Media Site Offline Bernard Meyer / CyberNews : Data collection cheat sheet: how Parler, Twitter, ...
Twenty-three current and former Coinbase employees allege mistreatment and racial discrimination, as some say the cryptocurrency startup ignored complaints
whose CEO said “keep politics out of the workplace”—has a hostile and racist workplace. https://www.nytimes.com/... Wynter Mitchell Rohrbaugh / @wyntermitchell : Y'all gon learn the hard way to not tr...
Twenty-three current and former Coinbase employees allege mistreatment and racial discrimination, as some say the cryptocurrency startup ignored complaints
Coinbase, the most valuable U.S. cryptocurrency company, has faced many internal complaints about discriminatory treatment. Tweets: @ericajoy , @briannawu , @dhh , @nathanielpopper , @flyosity , @nath...
Facebook removes some events calling for protests of stay-at-home orders, saying “events that defy government's guidance on social distancing aren't allowed”
> this is manipulation of their network. It's also disinformation / astroturfing... 👇 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Jordan Schachtel / @jordanschachtel : Facebook is purging groups to protest lo...