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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube Fail NATO Test on Fake News

Bruce Rule — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:19:34 +0000

Take it from a NATO group reporting from near the Russian border: U.S. social media remains a breeding ground for fraud, fake news and manipulation. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram are failing to make good on efforts to eliminate fake news and clicks, according to the NATO Strategic Communication Centre of Excellence in Riga, Latvia. […]

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Anti-Facebook: New Social Media Platforms Lure Disenchanted Users With Quality Content, Data Privacy

Anastasia Ustinova — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:46:41 +0000

Key Takeaway: Facebook’s public scrutiny creates a window of opportunity for the new wave of digital companies that are seeking to lure the disenchanted users, promising to move away from the data-driven business model that allows the social media behemoth to precisely target consumers with ads. When Sacha Baron Cohen blasted Facebook and other social […]

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“One-Way Mirror” Used by Data Miners to Snoop While You Shop and Surf Online, Study Says

Margot Habiby — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:44:47 +0000

Click through Facebook, ask Google for directions, shop on Amazon — you know you’re leaving an electronic trail. What you may not know is that hiding in the dark corners of the Internet countless data brokers and advertisers are hoovering up that data gold, watching you through a “one-way mirror.” Third-party corporate surveillance — by […]

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China Steps Up Deepfake Policing, Banning Fake News As Problem Spreads

Daria Solovieva — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:09:33 +0000

China is moving to regulate deepfake video and audio content, applying a strong-armed approach to an increasingly pervasive issue that other countries have struggled to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced new rules on Friday, which includes potential criminalization of publishing fake news content that uses artificial intelligence or virtual reality, Reuters reported. […]

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Online Ad Firm Calls for Breakup of Google in Antitrust Lawsuit

Ron Day — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 21:26:10 +0000

An Atlanta online ad company is the latest to call for Google’s breakup, claiming the search giant is a monopoly that uses its dominance in a number of areas that hurt rivals. The antitrust lawsuit by Inform Inc. says Google’s monopoly status in search, online advertising, mobile operating systems and ad servers stifles competition. The […]

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Snapchat Takes Stand on Political Ads, as Social Media Rivals Jockey for Position

Scarlett Kuang — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:38:35 +0000

Snapchat fact-checks all political ads, CEO Evan Spiegel said this week, the latest tech company aiming to address the spread of misinformation and differentiate itself from other social media platforms. “What we try to do is create a place for political ads on our platform, especially because we reach so many young people and first-time […]

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McClatchy May Be Next Old Media Giant to Topple

Bruce Rule — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:40:31 +0000

McClatchy Co., publisher of 29 newspapers including the Miami Herald, may be the next print media giant to topple after seeing advertising revenues switch to the Internet. Founded in 1857 as The Daily Bee in Sacramento, the company has two classes of stock, enabling the McClatchy family to retain control, for now. McClatchy bought the […]

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Relax Everybody, TikTok’s Zhu Says He’ll Defy China’s Leader if the Country Tries to Meddle

Ron Day — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:19:13 +0000

TikTok isn’t the threat that U.S. legislators and security experts are making it out to be, the Chinese video app’s chief said, adding that he’d defy President Xi Jinping if he demanded information. “The data of TikTok is only being used by TikTok for TikTok users,” Alex Zhu said in a New York Times interview […]

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Hearst Magazines Staff Vote to Unionize, As Workers Band Together Amid Industry Upheaval

James Peter Rubin — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:26:14 +0000

Hearst Magazines’ writers, editors, art, design and video professionals voted to unionize, the latest media staff to come together in an effort to protect their rights as employers slash pay and benefits. Hearst Magazines Media Union, about 500 strong, announced that it would form what will be one of the largest magazine unions with the […]

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Algo-Shaming: Google, Facebook Expand Power With Crackdown on Creators Seeking Clicks

Johannes Koch — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:57:05 +0000

As advertisers, influencers, and journalists feverishly maneuver for eyeballs and likes, employing an arsenal of tactics to boost their views, social media giants have taken to criticizing them for gaming the system. While it looks like moralizing on the part of Facebook and Google, such shaming hides a wider effort: the big online players are […]

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