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Over the past few months I've been increasingly frustrated by AI companies trying to insert AI "help" into everything in the faint hope that something will stick and it will actually be helpful. WhatsApp seems to think that I need help responding to whether my son can go on a playdate or if my daughter can attend coaching practice. Spotify
Online platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins taking effect, BBC reported. Ofcom, the regulator enforcing the UK’s internet safety law, published its final codes of practice for how firms should deal with illegal online content on Monday. Platforms have
Threads will now let users decide what feed they want as their default when opening the app. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a post, saying that you’ll be able to choose between For You, Following, or any custom feed that you’ve set up. Zuckerburg’s post notes that Threads is “testing” this option and will also make different
Meta is promising “long-overdue improvements” to its X competitor, Threads, including more precise search features and expanded trending topics. The Verge reported. First, users will be able to search for posts within a specific date range or from a single account — similar to what X’s search allows. Threads is also testing a new trending page in the US that
Bluesky, the social media network and X competitor has been benefiting from a surge of departures from the Elon-Musk-owned app formerly known as Twitter, TechCrunch reported. Today, Bluesky has hit a major milestone: it’s topped 20 million users. What’s more, new data indicates the app’s rapid growth is seeing it close the gap with another prominent X rival, Instagram Threads,
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances, tossing aside challenges against local government officials in Michigan and California who blocked followers who were critical of them on Facebook, CNN reported.
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared to have deep concerns of state laws enacted in Florida and Texas that would prohibit social media platforms from throttling certain political viewpoints, CNN reported. The high-stakes battle gives the nation’s highest court an enormous say in how millions of Americans get their news and information, as well as whether sites such as Facebook,