Facebookからアルゴリズムを排除したら、“世界”はどう見えてくる？ 投稿を「最新順」の時系列表示に変えてわかったこと

フェイスブック元社員の内部告発により、安全より利益を優先するアルゴリズムの問題が注目されているFacebook。実はニュースフィードからアルゴリズムによる操作を排除し、「最新投稿順の表示」に変更することが可能だ。そんな“健全”なニュースフィードを試してみると、世界はいったいどのように見えてくるのか？
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TikTok rival Triller to go public via merger with SeaChange International

Short video app Triller is set to go public via a reverse merger with video-tech company SeaChange International, the two companies announced on Wednesday. The combined entity will be valued at approximately $5 billion. The boards of both companies have approved the proposed merger and the deal is expected to close in the first quarter […]

トランプ劇場に始まり、“ザッカーヴァース”で終わった茶番の1年：『WIRED』日本版が振り返る2021年（ソーシャルメディア編）

米連邦議会議事堂への乱入事件とトランプ前大統領のSNSアカウント凍結で幕を開けた2021年。音声SNS「Clubhouse」の栄枯盛衰を駆け足で眺めたあとは、フェイスブックの内部告発と、そのダメージを避けるかのような「メタ」への社名変更が続き、SNSの社会的意義と真価が問われ続けた。2021年にオンラインでよく読まれたSNS関連の記事をピックアップし、『WIRED』日本版が振り返る2021年（ソーシャルメディア編）としてお届けする。
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Meta files federal lawsuit to uncover individuals running a phishing scam on its platforms

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit in California court to take action to uncover individuals running a phishing scam. The company says the legal action aims to disrupt phishing attacks that are designed to trick people into sharing their login credentials on fake login pages for Facebook, […]

ZeroFox goes public in $1.4B SPAC deal

ZeroFox, an enterprise threat intelligence cybersecurity startup that helps companies detect risks found on social media, has announced plans to become a publicly traded company via a merger with blank-check company L&F Acquisition. As part of the transaction, Maryland-based ZeroFox — which has raised more than $154 million in funding since it was founded in […]

Could Supernova be an ‘ethical alternative’ to the social media giants?

Supernova is a new app that has now gone live on the Apple and Android app stores billing itself as a new “ethical alternative” to Instagram and Facebook, where most of the ad revenues go to charities. Does it have a chance? It would be fair to say that after many years of either watching […]