Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...
Several crypto regulation bills backed by Trump fail to clear a key hurdle in the US House after 13 Republicans voted with Democrats to block the legislation
For Now; Inside Roman Storm's First Day on Trial Vismaya V / Decrypt : Trump Pushes House GOP to Revive Vote on Crypto Bills Andrew Nusca / Fortune : Crypto regulation bills stumble in Congress Times ...
Meta says LLMs have historically leaned left and wants to remove that bias with Llama 4 to “understand and articulate both sides of a contentious issue”
Bias in artificial intelligence systems, or the fact that large language models, facial recognition, and AI image generators … Bluesky: @imnoexpert.com , @philipberne.com , and @caliban10 . X: @ericge...
US FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announces an inquiry into “Big Tech censorship”, which he calls “un-American” and “potentially illegal”, and seeks public comment
including ‘shadow banning’ Sean Burch / The Wrap : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big Tech Inquiry for ‘Bullying’ and Censorship Sean Burch / TVNewsCheck : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big T...
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
The fight between Ketamine Boy and the MAGAts is definitely a time to root for injuries … David Ingram / NBC News : Elon Musk accused of censoring conservatives on X who disagree with him about immigr...
Canada introduces the Online Harms Act, which aims to hold platforms responsible for reducing exposure to damaging content and create a digital safety regulator
RECOMMENDATION Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House … Darren Major / CBC News : Long-awaited online harms bill proposes new regulatory bodies, Criminal Code changes Ananya Gairo...
In four new studies with collaboration from Meta, researchers find Facebook's algorithm is “influential” but doesn't necessarily change beliefs, and more
Ekeoma E. Uzogara Authors Info & Affiliations — pp. 386-387 Washington Post : Changing Facebook's algorithm won't fix polarization, new study finds Science : How do social media feed algorithms aff...
Parler agrees to be acquired by Ye, formerly Kanye West, to create “an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome”; the deal is set to close in Q4 2022
and will also sign up to Truth Social Clare Duffy / CNN : Kanye West's biggest challenge with owning Parler may come from Elon Musk Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times : What to know about Parler, the ...
Experts say open sourcing Twitter's algorithm will not increase transparency because recommendation engines are complex and use an immense fire hose of data
Conservatives have long claimed discrimination by the social network, but there's no one algorithm that could prove it, researchers say Tweets: @chrismessina , @kevinmarks , @peterwsinger , @nbashaw ,...
As Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and other right-wing commentators sour on Google, some push DuckDuckGo as an alternative, arguing Google suppresses COVID-19 results
The embrace by some conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists is part of a broader effort to shift people away from Big Tech. Tweets: @stuartathompson , @dancow , @jessepesta , @alicetiara , @...