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22.06.26 - 11:03
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UK Government Plans To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Content To ′Fight Disinformation′ (ZeroHedge)
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UK Government Plans To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Content To 'Fight Disinformation'
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
The UK government, under the apparently outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is advancing proposals that would require platforms like Facebook, YouTube and others to make BBC and other public service broadcaster content more prominent in users' feeds.
Officials frame the move as essential to combat 'disinformation,' citing Ofcom data that social media serves as the main news source for 51% of adults and 75% of 16- to 24-year-olds.
Yes, they want to turn social media into a literal Ministry of Truth.
Under plans to further restrict private media firms, news from public service broadcasters would be given priority to fight "disinformation".
The proposals will set Sir Keir Starmer on a collision course with tech giants already frustrated by his under-16s social media ban … pic.twitter.com/uOw4Tb9Ybq
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 20, 2...
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21.06.26 - 16:48
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UK to Ban Social Media for Under-16s Starting Next Year (Bloomberg)
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Big tech companies design their products to maximize user attention, often without regard to whether the content is beneficial, especially for children. Beeban Kidron, author of 'Users,' joins Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini the need for government intervention to regulate product design, parental responsibility in managing usage, and consumer awareness to make informed choices in the attention economy. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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21.06.26 - 08:06
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Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media (The Guardian)
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Investigation finds AI content that purports to show genuine customers, prompting calls for greater transparencyBrands promoting their products online are quietly deploying AI-generated influencers on social media, an investigation has found, prompting calls for greater transparency.The findings suggest companies are increasingly turning to AI-generated content that purports to show genuine customer experiences while giving no obvious indication that the people featured are not real. Continue reading......
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