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...
A look at Microsoft's Trust Code compliance training video series, headed into season seven, that has hooked employees with popular characters and cliffhangers
Instead of a finger-wagging snoozer about corporate misbehavior, ‘Trust Code’ has flawed characters, dramatic cliffhangers and fans worldwide Tweets: @saraheneedleman , @ajbrewer , @jordannovet , @kna...
A look at Modulate's ToxMod and other AI-based tools that help gaming companies moderate voice chats in online games, amid concerns of accuracy and user privacy
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A look at Russia's efforts to promote homegrown social media like Rutube and VKontakte, even as local content creators choose to stick with Western services
Kremlin cracks down on Western social media, but Russia's homemade alternatives are a tough sell Tweets: @etbrooking , @evangershkovich , @saraheneedleman , and @mike_eckel Tweets: Emerson T. Brooking...
How dating apps are increasingly used to start platonic friendships, with average time spent on Bumble's BFF growing 83% for men and 44% for women in Q1 2021
Millennials and members of Generation Z increased their use of dating apps to make platonic friends during the pandemic; ‘now we all have these big life moments together’ Tweets: @sebaldus_ , @bad_tak...
New mathematical model-based research suggests that exposing US social media users to viewpoints different than their own furthers political polarization
Mathematicians are teaming up with political scientists to create models of how social media divides us, and results suggest at least … Tweets: @mims , @ingridlunden , @mims , @somospostpc , @rjcc , @...
As workspace usage of Slack and Microsoft Teams soars, lawyers see an uptick in harassment claims, as messaging is more informal and often misinterpreted
Chat applications have become a major way employees stay connected, but some see an uptick in agitation and bullying Tweets: @carnage4life , @chrisharihar , @kantrowitz , @kpyszczyk , @jaycuthrell , @...
Rise in data breaches, up 45% in US in 2017 according to analysts, helped boost Windows 10 sales 11% last quarter, as companies look to update older systems
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Analysis finds algorithms designed by Facebook, Google, and others often struggle to detect doctored images and videos, a key tool for misinformation efforts
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @dseetharaman , @saraheneedleman , @dseetharaman , @scottmaustin , and @dseetharaman Tweets: Deepa Seetharaman / @dseetharaman : NEW: Doctored photos & videos are a big,...