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Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news
The largest study ever carried out on social media deactivation has found that disconnecting lowers users political participation and also their propensity to believe misinformationJordi Pรฉrez Colomรฉ (Ediciones EL PAรS S.L.)
Giant sunspot region 3664 and resulting auroras gallery
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.431368006258449&type=3
Meta uses your Instagram and Facebook photos to train its AI models
Chris Cox told Bloomberg's Tech Summit that Meta is using public Instagram and Facebook photos and text to train its AI image generator.Jyoti Mann (Insider)
I can confidently diagnose #betterhelp as sociopaths.
Promised therapy customers privacy...then gave their mental health info to advertisers.
Victims get less than ten bucks each.
Company made billion+ in revenue last year alone.
In a just society with good privacy laws, they'd face existential civil & criminal consequences.
#therapy #psychology #privacy #psychotherapy #mentalhealth #telehealth #medicine #HIPAA #surveillancecapitalism #advertising #facebook #meta
What I don't understand about the #TikTok problem is what makes TikTok worse than #Instagram, #Facebook, #Google or #Twitter?
Either you ban algorithmic timelines or you ban government spying. But if you only ban TikTok, the #propaganda will still reach us via the other networks ...
TikTok ban in the United States: https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/explaining-why-officials-want-to-ban-tiktok-in-the-united-states/article_2f1c3092-0baa-11ef-8c02-df0aeedefee3.html
#news #censorship #politics #China #USA #algorithm #software #socialNetwork #internet #problem #law #surveillance #economy
Explaining why officials want to ban TikTok in the United States
The bill states that TikTok has nine months to divest itself from China and that TikTokโs owner, ByteDance, sells the platform to another company. If a sale is agreed to,WPSD Local 6
So lemme get this straight, recent big things for Mastodon:
- Opened up to Facebook who literally helped genocide happen and censors certain posts on their platform, after closed door meetings
- Added AI bro and crypto fucker Amir Ghavi as a board member
- Added a cofounder of Twitter as a board member.
It is becoming reasonable to question if there is a current goal to ensure Mastodon becomes less attractive to its core userbase. Almost like it's being sabotaged on purpose.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/
#Mastodon #Twitter #Meta #Facebook #FuckAI #AI #Crypto #Fediverse
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit
As part of our commitment to supporting the growth and operational capabilities of Mastodon, we have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity in the United States aimed at facilitating our efforts, including being able to receive tax-deductible U.S.Mastodon Blog
Go Netherlands! ๐
#facebook #privacy #government #dutch #netherlands
Dutch watchdog says government should stop using Facebook if there are privacy concerns
The Dutch Data Protection Authority said the government must be able to guarantee that data processing complies with the law.Lauren Chadwick (Euronews.com)
Telegram and Signal - two other foreign messaging apps - were also removed from the store on Friday, according to app tracking firms Qimai and AppMagic.'
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-removes-whatsapp-threads-china-app-store-wsj-reports-2024-04-19/
#apple #tech #Facebook #politics #china #security
Israel's Lavender: What could go wrong when AI is used in military operations?
In this episode of GZERO AI, Taylor Owen, professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University and director of its Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy, examines the Israeli Defence Forces' use of an AI system called Lavender toโฆTaylor Owen (GZERO Media)
