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Facebook will need permission to show personalized ads in the EU
Meta will have to limit the reach of its personalized ads in the European Union. The region's Court of Justice has ruled that Meta's Facebook brand will need to obtain consent before delivering at least some personalized ads in the EU. The custom ads "cannot justify" processing that volume of data without users' permission, according to the ruling.
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Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival, is drawing users at an astounding pace, amassing 10 million sign-ups in just seven hours, according to co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. But the highly anticipated new service, which requires an Instagram account for onboarding, features an intriguing stipulation: Deleting a Threads account requires deleting the linked Instagram account.
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Threads gained 10 million new users in seven hours
Meta's Twitter rival Threads just went live and has already exceeded 10 million signups within the first seven hours, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg..
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U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means
Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."
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Macron accused of authoritarianism after threat to cut off social media
Élysée insists French president not advocating general blackout as ministers say rioters using platforms to organise violence
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How Do You Convince People Your Sweatshop is Cool? Pay an Influencer To Tour It.
A SHEIN marketing campaign has been met with backlash online with some calling it "propaganda and lies".
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So where are we all supposed to go now?
An era of the internet is ending, and we’re watching it happen practically in real time. Twitter has been on a steep and seemingly inexorable decline for, well, years, but especially since Elon Musk bought the company last fall and made a mess of the place. Reddit has spent the last couple of months self-immolating in similar ways, alienating its developers and users and hoping it can survive by sticking its head in the sand until the battle’s over.
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Digital distortions: Study explores the consequences of photo editing on self-perception and self-esteem in social media users
A recent study published in BMC Psychology looked into how editing photos on social media platforms affects people’s self-image, self-esteem, and comparisons with others. The findings suggest that editing photos can negatively impact how individuals perceive their attractiveness and overall self-esteem.
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Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide
The former employees from several African countries allege poor working conditions including low pay and insufficient mental health support.
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After Montana Banned TikTok, Users Sued. TikTok Is Footing Their Bill.
The popular video service had deflected questions about its involvement in the creators’ lawsuit for more than a month.
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Lance Armstrong Ruffles Feathers with Transgender Sports Tweets
Lance Armstrong wants to have his say on the transgender sports debate -- and he's partnering with Caitlyn Jenner to do it ... but people online are telling him to shut it. The former champion cyclist -- whose accolades were, by and far, rescinded after he was found to have been doping through a decent amount of his career -- teased a new project he appears to have in the works ... one in which he's getting into the polarizing topic.
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A TikToker is NBA draft eligible — and he's never played basketball in college or high school
Basketball fan Jordan Haber found a loophole in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement. Now he's attending Thursday's draft as an eligible prospect.
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Reddit still has to contend with a 'simmering rage' as users return back to the platform
A Reddit moderator shared his lingering frustrations with The New York Times after a protest of changes to how Reddit prices its API.
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What we’re learning from the Reddit blackout
Five lessons and one open question.
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Reddit Experiments With Removing Mods, Blocking Attempts To Switch Subs To NSFW
Reddit’s ongoing war with its volunteer moderators (and users) has moved up a notch. As you’ll recall, last week, the ever tone-deaf CEO Steve Huffman insisted that the protests were just a blip, w…
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Discord plans to let creators sell downloadable products
Discord wants to help you monetize your server.
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Avoid These 10 Common Writing Mistakes To Build Your Twitter Audience
Transform into a powerful communicator for an impressive personal brand and a profitable business. Here's how to build an engaged Twitter following, starting today.
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Twitter has suspended the accounts of a prominent Tesla and Elon Musk critic, PlainSite founder Aaron Greenspan
Before he bought Twitter, Musk remarked, "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means."
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Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users
Steve Huffman, the CEO of Reddit, has decided to just keep on talking. He got free content and free app development work and now he’s going around whining about how “we’re not in the business of giving that away for free.”
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Why Reddit is destined to turn to crap
Users are facing down the web forum's IPO plans, but Big Tech's attract-and-extract cycle can't be stopped.