Young voters in key election battlegrounds are being recommended fake AI-generated videos featuring party leaders, misinformation, and clips littered with abusive comments, the BBC has found....
A spokesperson for TikTok told the BBC that it had increased its investment “in efforts to ensure reliable information can be found on TikTok”, launching a “UK Election Centre with a fact-checking expert” and adopting an “industry-leading AI labelling technology”.
I doubt this will move the needle. Ultimately TikTok was not built for news & politics specifically, and it seems like a robust fact-checking system would lead to less engagement overall. So it’s at odds with their primary objective
Alternatively, it could be very frustrating for people who need it. Computer-generated translations are often very bad compared to human ones, and image recognition adds another layer of complexity that will very likely lack nuance. It could create a false sense of accessibility with bad alt-text, and could make it more difficult to spot real alt-text if it isn’t being tagged or labeled as AI generated
The idea of breaking up a company is to make the space more competitive. Theoretically if YouTube had a proper competitor, then the decision to honor Kremlin requests would be more complicated, since it could lead to a loss of market share
To be clear, here’s a screenshot. I’m on a Pixel 5 running Android 11. I checked the default apps page in settings but there’s not an option for photos unfortunately.
are there any alternatives to zoom that have alot of features out of the box like live streaming to youtube support plus doesnt make you pay money to get extra features?
Welp, that sucks. I guess maybe if Notion veers into privacy that’d be a win, but difficult to see that future. Their new “Notion Calendar” requires Google Calendar.
Check My Ads has been doing a lot of impactful investigations and reporting recently. They’re a 501c3 non-profit so I encourage people to donate: checkmyads.org/membership/
For the past few years, a growing number of users, analysts, and experts raised alarms about a truth that feels obvious to a lot of people who surf around in web browsers: the quality of Google results is in serious decline. Google disagrees.
I recommend watching the video linked in the article. They mention live streaming, working in a spreadsheet, and long text messages where you have to scroll to read everything
Plus this isn’t just a hardware product, the keyboard shortcuts would be pretty handy for any power user. Sounds like they’ll be rolling out more software for it and have more products in the works
This article seems to be targeted at parents considering when/whether to get their children a device. I have a feeling an abusive parent wouldn’t want to do that anyway. So doesn’t really seem pertinent
If you share a link from twitter to other platforms you used to see a preview… but not for a while now. Doesn’t matter if it’s Facebook or Lemmy, twitter.com replies with a 404 on links that work fine even without being logged in....
I presume this is on purpose considering they’re moving towards tweets not being public (account required to view). Showing the tweet in the preview would be an easy way to get way around this
From the article: “In some ways, the current situation has spurred an arms race. YouTube has inadvertently improved ad blockers, as the new knowledge and techniques gained from innovating within the YouTube platform are also applicable to other ad and tracking systems.”
Are there any services that provide an alternative to YouTube history? I primarily watch on my Chromecast with Google TV and I haven’t been able to find any
UK election: TikTok users being fed misleading election news, investigation finds (www.bbc.com)
Young voters in key election battlegrounds are being recommended fake AI-generated videos featuring party leaders, misinformation, and clips littered with abusive comments, the BBC has found....
Mozilla Firefox new alt-text generator powered by "fully private on-device AI model" (hacks.mozilla.org)
New accessibility feature coming to Firefox, an “AI powered” alt-text generator....
YouTube reportedly blocks anti-war videos in Russia at the Kremlin’s request (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Archived link...
Which are the F-Droid apps everyone should download?
Thoughts on the game Timberborn (store.steampowered.com)
Has anybody given this game a try? I’ve been considering it for a while, but money is tight. Curious if it was worth it....
zoom alternatives
are there any alternatives to zoom that have alot of features out of the box like live streaming to youtube support plus doesnt make you pay money to get extra features?
Skiff is joining Notion (skiff.com)
Landing page:...
Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold (www.theverge.com)
Google's monopoly in the ad industry lets them profit off allowing scam ads to flourish, with no consequences (checkmyads.org)
Google is spoon-feeding fake “Shark Tank approved” weight loss gummy candies to innocent people — and making money doing it.
You're Not Imagining It: Google Search Results Are Getting Worse, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)
For the past few years, a growing number of users, analysts, and experts raised alarms about a truth that feels obvious to a lot of people who surf around in web browsers: the quality of Google results is in serious decline. Google disagrees.
AirDrop cracked by China, revealing phone number and email (9to5mac.com)
Starbucks accused of manipulating app payments for $900 million profit (www.androidauthority.com)
Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators (www.theverge.com)
Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: ‘It’s not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours’ (english.elpais.com)
Has anyone tried to mark a game private in Steam? Does it work as intended?
asking for a close friend
Twitter’s Former Head of Trust and Safety Finally Breaks Her Silence (www.wired.com)
archive.is/l66nX
Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality (www.theverge.com)
Google wants to use your photos and searches to build an AI storyteller (www.androidpolice.com)
twitter is so broken ... it returns a 404 when you share links (beehaw.org)
If you share a link from twitter to other platforms you used to see a preview… but not for a while now. Doesn’t matter if it’s Facebook or Lemmy, twitter.com replies with a 404 on links that work fine even without being logged in....
Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates (arstechnica.com)
Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers (www.engadget.com)
From the article: “In some ways, the current situation has spurred an arms race. YouTube has inadvertently improved ad blockers, as the new knowledge and techniques gained from innovating within the YouTube platform are also applicable to other ad and tracking systems.”
Amazon Prime Gaming titles released for Dec 2023 (gg.deals)
Evernote is about to seriously limit its plan for free users (www.theverge.com)
New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image (arstechnica.com)
US telecom regulator wants to bar cable TV early-termination fees (www.reuters.com)
Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024 (arstechnica.com)
The “Manifest V3” rollout is back after letting tensions cool for a year.
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)
Slow Down With These Serene City-Building Games (www.wired.com)
I am looking for more games like this: though this list seems like a good starting point....
Manic Miners, a fan remake of a classic 1999 RTS Lego Rock Raiders, has finally reached full release. (youtu.be)
The best Nintendo Switch games for 2023 (www.engadget.com)
A guide on the best Switch games to play, from A to Z trigger....
Threads Has Lost More Than 80% of Its Daily Active Users (gizmodo.com)
LMAO
Developers and Analysts Sound Off: Does the Next-Gen Nintendo Switch Need to Happen in 2024? (nordic.ign.com)
What are you favorite mobile games?
Looking for games to play on the ipad, what do you guys recommend