X Continues to Oppose Australian Regulators on Censorship
Once again, Elon Musk has shown that his approach to “free speech” is actually based on selective logic, and opportunism, as opposed to upholding the core principle as he claims. Over the past few weeks, Elon has been making a big show of his decision to take a stand against the Australian eSafety Commission, which […]
X Says That Over 500k Users are Now Contributing to Community Notes
X (formerly Twitter) has reached another milestone with its crowd-sourced fact-checking Community Notes feature, with over 500,000 contributors now feeding notes into the system. As per X: “There are now over half a million Community Notes contributors in 70 countries around the world. Taking a minute to reflect on what contributors have done: in 2023 […]
Instagram Expands Access to Creator Marketplace
Instagram is once again expanding access to its Creator Marketplace, where brands can search for creators who can help them amplify their messaging to the right audiences in the app. As you can see in this screenshot, Instagram’s Creator Marketplace enables brands to search for creator collaborators based on a range of elements, including audience […]
TikTok Will Now Label Content Created by External AI Tools
TikTok’s implementing additional generative AI transparency measures, including new labels on content that’s been modified by AI via external tools, and new media literacy resources to help users better understand how generative AI is being used and misused on the web. First off, on its new AI labels. TikTok’s working with the Coalition for Content […]
YouTube Outlines EU Election Integrity Measures
With the 2024 European Parliamentary Elections fast approaching (June 6 to 9, 2024), YouTube has outlined its latest measures to counter potential misinformation, and ensure that voters are well-informed as they head to the polls. And the measures could be a precursor to what we can expect to see for the upcoming U.S. election, with […]
Reddit Establishes New Parameters on Third-Party Data Usage
Reddit’s taking more steps to restrict third-party access to its content, as it works to maximize the value of its data, and bring in more revenue for the business. Today, Reddit has announced a new “Public Content Policy,” which outlines how third parties can access and utilize Reddit data, and what’s not allowed without a […]
X Will Soon Enable Advertisers To Create Ad Audiences With AI
The platform formerly known as Twitter is adding another AI element, with advertisers to soon be given the capacity to create ad audiences for their X campaigns via conversational descriptions. ???? Coming soon: AI Audiences Briefly describe the target audience for your ads and our AI systems will generate a pool of the most relevant […]
Report Shows Publisher Referrals From Facebook Have Declined by 50%
It seems that Meta is indeed serious about its shift away from news content, with a new report from Chartbeat and Similarweb showing that Facebook referral traffic to publisher websites has declined by 50% over the past year. The report analyzed traffic to 792 news and media websites, using third-party tracking data to provide an […]
Report Shows Publisher Referrals From Facebook Have Declined by 50%
It seems that Meta is indeed serious about its shift away from news content, with a new report from Chartbeat and Similarweb showing that Facebook referral traffic to publisher websites has declined by 50% over the past year. The report analyzed traffic to 792 news and media websites, using third-party tracking data to provide an […]
X Will Soon Enable Advertisers to Create Ad Audiences with AI
The platform formerly known as Twitter is adding another AI element, with advertisers to soon be given the capacity to create ad audiences for their X campaigns via conversational descriptions. ???? Coming soon: AI Audiences Briefly describe the target audience for your ads and our AI systems will generate a pool of the most relevant […]