Thierry Breton says EU is not trying to censor tech chief’s discussion with Alice Weidel of German far-right party A former EU leader on tech has accused Elon Musk of “lying like hell” by claiming the bloc was trying to stop an interview the owner of X had set up with the co-leader of the …
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Rasheed Abueideh’s game, based on a folk tale about a mother’s escape to Lebanon has been rejected almost 300 times, but he hopes it can be completed even in the event of his disappearance In the city of Nablus in the West Bank, Rasheed Abueideh owns a nut roastery, where he works to provide for …
Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Threads Permitted ‘hateful conduct’ – what users can now say on Meta platforms Sweeping changes to the policing of Meta’s social media platforms have set the tech company on a collision course with legislators in the UK and the European Union, experts and …
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Low-quality ‘slop’ generated by AI is crowding out genuine humans across the internet, but instead of regulating it, platforms such as Facebook are positively encouraging it. Where does this end? How do you do, fellow humans? My name is Arwa and I am a genuine member of the species homo sapiens. We’re talking a 100% …
Meta has provided over $100m for certified organizations to conduct factchecks on its platforms since 2016 Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end factchecking on Facebook and Instagram in the US already has factchecking journalists bracing for cuts at their at organizations, given the size of Meta’s funding. The social media giant has provided more than $100m …
Brazilian officials also ask tech giant to clarify whether it intends to implement changes in country within 30 days The decision by the social media giant Meta to end factchecking in the United States is “bad for democracy”, Brazil’s newly appointed communication minister, Sidonio Palmeira, said on Wednesday. Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stunned …
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Meta’s rewritten policies mean different things may be allowed to pass on Facebook, Instagram and Threads Meta’s rewritten policies on “hateful conduct” mean users will now be able to say different types of things on its platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Threads. After Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of sweeping changes to oversight of content on its platforms, …
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Mark Zuckerberg accused fact-checkers in US of making biased decisions • Meta scraps factcheckers The Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday his company, Meta, would be scrapping factcheckers in the US, accusing them of making biased decisions and saying he wanted to enable greater free speech. Meta uses third-party independent factcheckers around the world. …
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Data from the Entertainment and Retail Association shows more and more players leaving physical games behind for digital downloads and subscriptions As music sales and streaming revenue reaches a high of £2.4bn – the highest since 2001, not accounting for significant inflation – the UK video game market, which has grown almost continually for decades, …
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Introducing my kids to games like Link’s Awakening has given me a whole new perspective on these old favourites and made me excited for what new video game adventures we’ll have together in the future Thanks to some distinctly Scottish weather over the holidays, my family and I ended up celebrating Hogmanay at home rather …
