How AI Bots Could Sabotage 2024 Elections around the World
The use of bots, or automated social media accounts, has made it easier to spread disinformation and misinformation online.
Researchers predict that AI-powered disinformation campaigns will become more convincing and prevalent, potentially affecting election results in over 50 countries. [ more ]
Content moderation in the AI era: Humans are still needed across industries, says ex-Twitter trust and safety exec
Social media content moderation has evolved significantly over the past decade, with a growing reliance on AI while recognizing the crucial role of humans in the process. [ more ]
Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderation
Content moderation is crucial for all consumer-facing companies, not just social media platforms. AI complements human moderation but cannot replace it entirely. [ more ]
Live streaming is a powerful tool for interacting with audiences, offering monetization options and a variety of platforms for different needs. [ more ]
TikTok Notes starts rolling out as a new rival to Instagram
TikTok is launching TikTok Notes, an Instagram rival with unique features like writing headlines for images above captions and a homepage divided into 'For You' and followed posts. [ more ]
How TikTok influencers can safeguard their incomes amid legislative uncertainty
TikTok influencers are concerned about potential income loss due to legislative changes, emphasizing the need for diversifying and adapting to different platforms. [ more ]
Digiday+ Research deep dive: Marketers cut way back on X spending as brand safety concerns persist
X (Twitter) is struggling to convince marketers of its safety and relevance, with declining usage and marketing spend compared to other social media platforms. [ more ]
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Mega-platforms are converging into a 'blob of sameness' borrowing features from competitors for growth and revenue.
TikTok is launching TikTok Notes to rival Instagram by introducing image sharing, highlighting the trend of social platforms emulating each other. [ more ]
Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are essential for influencer marketing in the fashion industry, promoting brand awareness and driving product sales. [ more ]
Why you'll see even less political content on Instagram and Threads
Social media platforms are implementing new rules and regulations to avoid spreading misinformation and fueling political divide in the 2024 U.S. election.
Instagram and Threads will no longer proactively recommend political content from accounts users don't follow. [ more ]
Why You'll See Even Less Political Content On Instagram And Threads
Social media platforms are implementing rules and regulations to avoid spreading misinformation and disinformation in the upcoming 2024 U.S. election.
Instagram and Threads will no longer proactively recommend political content from accounts users don't follow, but users can still choose to follow accounts that post political content. [ more ]
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: 'Snapchat Is Different Than Social Media' - Snap (NYSE:SNAP)
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel plans to increase advertising revenue by differentiating Snapchat from social media platforms.
Snapchat's unique features, such as its moderated content platform and focus on bringing friends and family closer together, are said to be appealing to advertisers. [ more ]
Labels and watermarks become weapons of choice to identify AI images
Generative AI tools have led to the spread of fake images and videos being passed off as real, including explicit deepfakes of celebrities like Taylor Swift and Drake.
Social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) have struggled to control the spread of these fake images, indicating the limitations of their systems in checking virality. [ more ]
The reason why videos on TikTok are becoming longer
Creators are introducing multipart episodes on TikTok to monetize views and grow their audience.
TikTok announced a new way for creators to monetize longer format videos with the Series feature, indicating a shift towards long-form content on the platform. [ more ]
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Dotdash Meredith had successes and failures on various social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
Vogel emphasized the importance of tailoring content for different platforms and the challenges faced by news publishers in adapting their content. [ more ]
76% of Super Bowl Traffic From Elon Musk's X to Advertisers Could Be Fake
X (formerly Twitter) claimed significant growth in posts and video views during the Super Bowl, but CHEQ reported a majority of the traffic to advertisers appeared fake. [ more ]
Tucker Carlson interview with Putin to test EU law regulating tech companies
The EU's Digital Services Act requires tech companies like X and Facebook to remove illegal or harmful content from their platforms.
The EU is concerned that an interview between Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin could be used as part of Putin's information war and spread propaganda on social media. [ more ]
Why advertisers aren't likely to step away from X before the Super Bowl
X (formerly Twitter) is still expected to remain the king of second screen viewing for this year's Super Bowl for consumers, agency execs say.
Agency execs recommend diversifying approaches and working across multiple platforms to reach shoppers wherever they are online during the Super Bowl. [ more ]
Algorithmic anxiety is the uneasiness people feel when they realize that their cultural experiences are being shaped by algorithms on social media platforms.
The rise of algorithmic recommendations and decision-making has resulted in culture being flattened to fit within the parameters of social media platforms. [ more ]
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LGBTQ+ groups are stopping conversion therapy content online
Social media platforms are updating their policies to ban conversion therapy-related content, protecting LGBTQ+ users online.
Platforms like Discord, TikTok, Pinterest, and NextDoor have implemented guidelines to prevent misgendering, deadnaming, and support for conversion therapy.
YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) still do not have comprehensive policies addressing this issue. [ more ]