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X Explores Legal Action To Address Advertisers Withholding X Ad Spend
X owner Elon Musk is planning to take legal action to address what he sees as a coordinated effort to restrict free speech on the platform, by forcing X to adhere to standards set by, essentially, a cartel of advertisers, who collaborate to control what is and is not allowed in social apps, and other platforms. Which sounds fairly conspiratorial…
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Meta Lifts All Restrictions on Trump’s Accounts Ahead of US Election
What timing. On Friday, Meta quietly removed all restrictions on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former U.S. President Donald Trump, giving Trump the opportunity to resume his full social media advertising and promotion program heading into the November election. Trump’s Facebook and IG accounts were originally suspended by Meta in January 2021, in the wake of the Capitol Riots,…
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Pinterest Outlines AI Background Generation Process for Product Shots
Pinterest is developing its own AI text-to-image generation process, though Pinterest’s approach is slightly different to what you’re seeing in other apps. As outlined in a new overview from the Pinterest Engineering team, Pinterest’s “Canvas” model aims to provide generated options for product backgrounds, without altering the product shot itself as the main focus. Which takes a little more training.…
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TikTok Provides an Update on Its Data Safety Measures in Europe
TikTok had better hope this overview is correct. The platform has provided an update on its “Project Clover” data separation project, which aims to ensure that European user data is not being accessed by China-based employees and officials. Which it says is now largely in effect. As per TikTok: “As part of our industry-leading initiative Project Clover, TikTok has been…
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Pinterest Outlines AI Background Generation Process for Product Shots
Pinterest is developing its own AI text-to-image generation process, though Pinterest’s approach is slightly different to what you’re seeing in other apps. As outlined in a new overview from the Pinterest Engineering team, Pinterest’s “Canvas” model aims to provide generated options for product backgrounds, without altering the product shot itself as the main focus. Which takes a little more training.…
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TikTok Provides an Update on Its Data Safety Measures in Europe
TikTok had better hope that this overview is correct. The platform has provided an update on its “Project Clover” data separation project, which aims to ensure that European user data is not being accessed by China-based employees and officials. Which it says is now largely in effect. As per TikTok: “As part of our industry-leading initiative Project Clover, TikTok has…
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X Explores Legal Action to Address Advertisers Withholding X Ad Spend
X owner Elon Musk is planning to take legal action to address what he sees as a coordinated effort to restrict free speech on the platform, by forcing X to adhere to standards set by, essentially, a cartel of advertisers, who collaborate to control what is and is not allowed in social apps, and other platforms. Which sounds fairly conspiratorial…
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Meta Lifts All Restrictions on Trump’s Accounts Ahead of US Election
What timing. On Friday, Meta quietly removed all restrictions on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former U.S. President Donald Trump, giving Trump the opportunity to resume his full social media advertising and promotion program heading into the November election. Trump’s Facebook and IG accounts were originally suspended by Meta in January 2021, in the wake of the Capitol Riots,…
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EU Commission Finds X’s Changes to Verification Are in Violation of the DSA
X is gearing up for a significant legal battle in Europe, after the EU Commission found that the platform’s decision to sell verification ticks is in breach of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), due to misconception among users as to what the checkmark actually represents. Which would also, by extension, potentially mean the same for Meta, which now offers…
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YouTube Adds New Creative Options for Shorts
YouTube’s rolling out some new features for Shorts, including a bunch of creative options to help customize and expand your Shorts usage. First off, YouTube’s adding auto layout, initially for Shorts created on Android, which aims to make it easier to convert your longer videos into Shorts clips. Auto layout will track the main subject of your video, essentially narrowing…
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