The 12 Worst Examples of Meta’s Dystopian AI Influencers
Meta’s flirtation with innovation has been, at best, poorly panning out and, at worst, delightfully creepy. The latter best describes the case of the tech company’s new foray into AI…
Montana Struggles to Convince Judge to Back Its Historic TikTok Ban
A federal judge responsible for deciding the fate of Montana’s unprecedented TikTok ban poked holes in the state’s argument during a hearing Thursday and questioned why the government should prevent…
People Want Threads to Be Old Twitter. Threads Would Prefer Not to.
When the Arab Spring unfolded just over ten years ago, Twitter played a pivotal role. The site was both a source for up-to-the-minute information and an organizing tool for protestors,…
Instagram Founders’ Artifact News App Adds AI-Generated Images, Gets More Confusing
Image: Artifact There’s always room for more artificial intelligence in your news feed—at least according to Artifact. The news app developed by former Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger…
Is Ahsoka Getting a Second Season?
This week brings the eighth and final episode of Ahsoka season one and while most fans assumed there would be a season two, that may still be up for debate.…
Kids These Days Get 4,500 Notifications a Day and Hate Facebook, New Study Says
Image: Ground Picture (Shutterstock) The kids are not all right and are being subject to a firehouse of pinging in the thick of the Information Age. A new report reveals…
Meta just created a Snoop Dogg AI for your text RPGs
Meta Connect started with the Quest 3 announcement but that’s not the only big news. The metaverse company is also a leader in AI and has released several valuable models to…
Facebook and Instagram’s Canadian News Blackout Is Crushing Student Journalists
In early August, college radio stations and student newspapers across Canada started noticing something odd. Station managers and editors saw big dips in visits to their websites, particularly by way…
Facebook Now Allows Users to Link Separate Profiles
Facebook users can now create multiple personal profiles with unique feeds and relevant content for each one, Meta announced in a press release on Thursday. Historically, users had to create…
TikTok Fixes Missing ‘Filter Video Keywords’ Safety Setting
In July 2022, TikTok introduced a tool called Filter Video Keywords to let users block videos with words or hashtags they did not want to see. Cormac Keenan, Head of…