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Facebook and Microsoft are creating their own deepfakes
This Deepfake Detection Challenge (DFDC) raises new questions about how these types of detection tools will be applied to memes and other types of satirical content.
Facebook to redirect searches about vaccines to CDC and WHO information
The pop-out window also appears whenever a user visits vaccine-related Facebook groups or pages, or even when a user taps on vaccine-related hashtags on Instagram.
Jeremy Renner closes app, can’t “condone” users pretending to be OJ Simpson, Jar Jar Binks and Jeffrey Epstein
“Due to clever individuals who were able to manipulate ways to impersonate me and others within the app I have asked ESCAPEX, the company that runs this app to shut it down immediately.”
Google’s latest ecommerce search changes are anti-competitive and harm affiliate marketing, publishers say
What Google tested doing is show links to publishers, its own Google Shopping service, and a carousel of clickable images of products promoted by publishers, along with these companies’ names.
Leaked document shows EU copyright companies plan to publicly smear tech companies in order to influence them
The leaked document, a letter, shows VG Media spearheading the effort to carry out a campaign to influence public opinion, policymakers and judges across the EU and in member-states against “digital monopolists”.
Popular streamer xQc says YouTube asked him not to stream, called a “brand risk” by Twitch
YouTube’s decision shows how advertisers run the show.
Facebook to test hiding ‘likes’
The testing follows more widespread implementation on Instagram.
US Department of Defense to start scanning articles, photos, videos, and audio to combat “fake news”
The Pentagon wants to fight “fake news”
Creator sues YouTube for allegedly deleting his channel in retaliation to complaints
The YouTuber, whose real-world name is Erik Mishiyev, says he first faced copyright claims against some of his most profitable videos in 2016, to which he responded with successful counter-claims.
YouTube to hide exact channel subscriber numbers in September
Subscriber counts on YouTube channels are an important part of the way creators present and promote their content – and an important way users interact with them.
China tech giant Tencent sues blogger who criticized the company on WeChat
Tencent own stakes US companies Reddit and Snapchat.
Facebook and Twitter to meet with FEC to discuss fake news and 2020 elections
Google has not responded whether it will send a representative or not.