Meta working on potential Twitter rival
Facebook owner Meta is working on a new "text sharing" social media network, it said Friday, in a project seen as a potential rival to embattled Twitter.
Mar 10, 2023
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Twitter, others slip on removing hate speech, EU review says
Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday.
Nov 24, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
AI analysis of social media data shows language related to depression didn't spike after initial pandemic wave
Researchers who analyzed language related to depression on social media during the pandemic say the data suggest people learned to cope as the waves wore on.
May 27, 2022
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Detecting and responding to incidents with images
When a natural disaster occurs, on-the-ground emergency response teams act quickly to make life-saving decisions. Reducing the response time in such situations is critical to reduce damage impact and save lives. Helpful efforts ...
Aug 25, 2020
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EU agrees deal to tame internet 'Wild West'
The European Union on Saturday finalised new legislation to require Big Tech to remove harmful content, the bloc's latest move to rein in the world's online giants.
Apr 22, 2022
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Better research into Instagram, WhatsApp effects on young users needed, academics say
In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of influential academics says the company should allow for better research into how its social media platforms are affecting young users.
Dec 6, 2021
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Q&A: How TikTok's 'black box' algorithm and design shape user behavior
TikTok's swift ascension to the upper echelons of social media is often attributed to its recommendation algorithm, which predicts viewer preferences so acutely it's spawned a maxim: "The TikTok algorithm knows me better ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategy
Meta's chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind rivals like ChatGPT in the explosive surge across the tech industry in generative AI.
Oct 1, 2023
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Algorithm could quash Twitter abuse of women
Online abuse targeting women, including threats of harm or sexual violence, has proliferated across all social media platforms but QUT researchers have developed a statistical model to help drum it out of the Twittersphere.
Aug 28, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains
In the wake of Elon Musk's noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives to the increasingly toxic microblogging social media platform. Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, ...
Nov 14, 2022
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