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Australia Fines X for Not Answering Questions About Child Exploitation Content

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 11:00

Gizmodo

Australia’s eSafety commissioner fined X, formerly called Twitter, on Sunday for failing to meet the country’s Online Safety Act require

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A biographer spent years following Elon Musk and Steve Jobs. Here's how he says they're alike — and how they're different

Sun, 10/15/2023 - 04:45

Tech Insider

Walter Isaacson identified some similarities between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs in his book on the Tesla CEO.
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TikTok Has a Misinformation Crisis on Its Hands. Or Does It?

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 15:25

Gizmodo

Regulators in the EU sent letters to Meta, TikTok, and X/Twitter Thursday, giving the platforms 24 hours to address misinformation and other “illegal” content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It’s hard to say exactly what’s happening on these platforms, however, especially when it comes to the algorithmically defined…

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Threads Edit Button Is Here, No Payment to Zuck Required

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 16:35

Gizmodo

Threads may not be the place to go for news, but it now has an edit button. And unlike a certain other social media platform, it didn’t take 16 years to get it.

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People Want Threads to Be Old Twitter. Threads Would Prefer Not to.

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 14:20

Gizmodo

When the Arab Spring unfolded just over ten years ago, Twitter played a pivotal role. The site was both a source for up-to-the-minute information and an organizing tool for protestors, and some celebrated Twitter as part of a new, digital revolution. But this week, a less hopeful moment in the Middle East proved once…

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Threads Will Not Amplify News on the Platform, Says Instagram's Mosseri

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 09:50

Gizmodo

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that Threads will not amplify news on the platform. Users are flocking to Threads for up-to-date information about the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Ukraine war, and the 2024 election, but the platform will not be making the content any easier to find.