Sources: Elon Musk verbally guaranteed some US banks that they would not lose money on the Twitter deal; banks face serious losses on the “uninvestable” debt
it felt way too nerdy. Bluesky was unhinged in a cringy way. Threads, however, feels just right. It seems at least right now (no guarantee it'll be like this forever), people try to be nice. Engag...
Leaked docs detail reputation management company Eliminalia's tactics to remove public-interest info from the internet, like via fake sites and copyright claims
Phineas Rueckert / Forbidden Stories : Tweets: @brooklynmarie and @hkanji Tweets: Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie : “It's hugely significant that this stuff is happening,” Adam Holland, a project m...
“Welcome to hell, Elon”: Musk won't be able to grow Twitter users and revenue without enormous compromises and realizing that content moderation is the product
Now It's Elon Musk's Turn Benj Edwards / Ars Technica : How to download a backup copy of your Twitter data (or deactivate your account) Peter Kafka / Vox : The Big Tech boom is over and Wall Street kn...
Study finds the US FAFSA application page shared users' info, including names, zip codes, and email addresses, with Meta via the company's tracking pixel
apparently including while doing something as private as applying for government financial aid. Read the full report from @suryamattu and @colinlecher today. https://themarkup.org/... Frank Bajak / @f...
A look at Loli Police Department, a police roleplay group in VRChat allowing nearly 11,000 of its members move through the ranks based on their activity level
Early last year, Jura was at the spa, chilling in a communal bath and having a casual chat with friends, when the Loli Police Department burst into the building. Tweets: @leadlagreport , @inputmag , @...
US contract lawyers say remote work surveillance programs that use facial recognition have become widespread in the industry
The system deployed by her job doesn't read her face or the hair that grows out of her head as human. And her employer dismisses it as a “minor technical issue.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... ht...
Docs: EU politicians said Facebook algorithm changes in 2019 negatively impacted politics, particularly in Poland, where many blamed Facebook for polarization
Loveday Morris / Washington Post : Tweets: @jesselehrich , @lyssaslounge , @lsnienie , @brooklynmarie , @brooklynmarie , @sanhotree , @wajahatali , @joenbc , @washingtonpost , and @jasonkuznicki Twee...
A US hacker says he built a network of “news” sites and Facebook Groups in 2015 to push bogus stories after a company hired him to “stop Hillary Clinton”
He was hired to build a fake news op but now wants to put things right. — This is the story of the mastermind behind … Tweets: @ax_sharma , @robviglione , @fark , @dangillmor , @hexadecim8 , @czedwa...
Researchers: Trump tweets with fact-check labels spread further on Twitter than those without; tweets blocked by Twitter remained popular on Facebook and Reddit
We analyze the spread of Donald Trump's tweets … NYU : Despite Warning Labels, Trump's Election Misinformation Tweets Spread Widely Across Social Media Platforms, New Study Finds Justin Hendrix / Tech...
Facebook's most-viewed story in Q1, from Chicago Tribune linking a doctor's death to COVID vaccines, shows why publishers should consider how content is shared
On Friday, The New York Times had a scoop. Facebook — that known vector for the spread of kid photos, neighborhood goings-on … Tweets: @jbenton , @wexler , @parkermolloy , @niemanlab , @parkermolloy ...