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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse

January 17, 2025 admin

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) in using “community notes”. These crowdsourced contributions allow users to flag content they believe is questionable. Zuckerberg claimed…

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Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store After Beijing Order

April 19, 2024 admin

The four, including Telegram and Signal, apps remain available in Hong Kong and Macau (Representational) Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns. Telegram and Signal – two other foreign…

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“Why Won’t He Fight Me?” Elon Musk’s Latest Jibe At Zuckerberg

September 6, 2023 admin

Social media has been abuzz with AI pics of cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Billionaire Elon Musk has again challenged Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg for a cage fight, accusing him of avoiding the clash. Mr Musk was responding to a post on X (formerly Twitter), the platform he owns. In his response,…

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Scientists abandon Twitter as the platform’s landscape changes

August 27, 2023 admin

An illustrative photograph showing the new Twitter logo rebranded as X (L) and the previous bird logo reflected in smartphone screens, July 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A survey conducted recently by the journal Nature found that researchers are leaving the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), a place they used frequently…

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