Users urged to ‘look out for each other’ and ‘remember the human’ as platform tries to limit abuseTwitter users poised to dive into a heated online debate will be warned they are about to enter an “intense” conversation, under a safety trial.The socia…
Mark Cuban-backed live entertainment app Fireside launches to creators
Amid a deluge of new creator platforms, a startup called Fireside is launching today with what it believes will be a compelling proposition for professional creators in need of a more robust set of tools for content creation, distribution, measurement, and monetization. The service, which offers a platform for live and interactive shows, had been […]
Trump asks judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account
Company suspended former president’s account in January following the attack on the US CapitolDonald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force social media giant Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following…
ドナルド・トランプ前米大統領、Twitter 復帰を目指して事前差止請求
ドナルド・トランプ前米大統領が Twitter とジャック・ドーシー氏を訴えている裁判で 1 日、原告側がフロリダ南部地区連邦地裁に事前差止を請求した (裁判所文書: PDF、 Court Listener – Trump v. Twitter, Inc.、 The Verge の記事)。
この裁判は Twitter によるアカウント停止が合衆国憲法に違反するとして 7 月にトランプ氏が全米保守連合などとともに提起したもので、同様のアカウント停止処分を受けた人をクラスとするクラスアクション訴訟の形…
アムステルダム・スキポール空港、バードストライク防止に豚を投入
アムステルダム・スキポール空港ではバードストライク防止策の一環として、豚20頭を使用したパイロットプロジェクトを実施しているそうだ。 (プレスリリース、 Simple Flying の記事、 Flight Global の記事、 The Register の記事)。
20 頭の豚は滑走路 18R-36L と 18C-36C の間にある 2 ヘクタールの農地に投入される。この農地は最近テンサイの収穫を終えたばかりで、鳥が餌を探しに集まりやすい条件になっている。ここに豚を入れることで、豚を入れない区画…
Twitter for Professionals will begin to roll out this week for businesses and creators
Twitter really can’t go a day without releasing new products. But if you’re running an account for a business or a public figure, its latest addition might capture your interest. Soon, businesses and creators will be able to opt into “professional accounts,” giving them additional tools to distinguish their profile, quickly promote content through ads […]
Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the ban on Twitter would be lifted, but only if the social media giant met certain conditions. The president disclosed this during his televised broadcast to Nigerians on the country’s 61st Independence Day anniversary. He acknowledged the fact that Twitter is used to disseminate information. Still, he […]
YouTube will now ban content with vaccine misinformation
YouTube expanded its medical misinformation policies today to include new guidelines that ban vaccine misinformation. The Google-owned video platform had previously banned over 1 million videos spreading dangerous COVID-19 misinformation. Now, YouTube says it will also remove content that spreads misinformation about vaccine safety, the efficacy of vaccines and ingredients in vaccines. The platform previously […]
Social media firms serve as gateway for scammers, says finance watchdog
FCA threatens action unless platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram do not toughen up against fraudstersSocial media sites such as Facebook and Instagram serve as a “gateway” for fraudsters, the City watchdog has warned, as it demanded they t…
The Digital Death of Collecting
How platforms mess with our tastes. In the era of algorithmic feeds, it’s as if the bookshelves have started changing shape on their own in real time, shuffling some material to the front and downplaying the rest like a sleight-of-hand magician trying …