Hackers, fake news and worldwide panic: The plot of ‘The Paladin’ feels eerily real

The latest novel by David Ignatius is a chilling spy thriller about the way the Internet can be weaponized. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-01 14:06:26 UTC ]
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The Amount of Fake Accounts Removed From Facebook This Year Nearly Equals Its Number of Total Active Users

Facebook disabled more than 2 billion fake accounts on Facebook in the first quarter of 2019 alone, nearly the same amount of total monthly active users the company has, the company said Thursday in a report about how it is enforcing its platform rules. The company pulled almost 2.2 billion fake... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 20:09:09 UTC ]
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Facebook: Another three billion fake profiles culled

Mark Zuckerberg hits back at calls to break up Facebook, as it reveals it removed a record number of hateful posts. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-05-23 19:06:33 UTC ]
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Men Outnumber Women by Far in News Photos Posted to Facebook

If you look at images posted to Facebook by news organizations, you are far more likely to see men than women, according to a new study from Pew Research Center. Pew analyzed images posted (publicly) to the social network by 17 national news outlets between April 1 and June 30, 2018, using a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 18:45:42 UTC ]
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Samsung’s AI Lab Can Create Fake Video Footage From a Single Headshot

Deepfake technology may be reaching a point where a single Facebook profile picture is enough material for someone to literally put words in your mouth. Researchers at Samsung's artificial intelligence lab in Russia published a paper this week outlining a technique by which a portrait image can... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 18:23:56 UTC ]
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Men Appear Twice as Often as Women in News Photos on Facebook

A new study of the images accompanying news stories posted publicly on Facebook by prominent American news media outlets finds Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-23 17:30:15 UTC ]
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Facebook removes 3 billion fake accounts in 6 months

Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the social networking company said Thursday. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-05-23 16:32:45 UTC ]
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If anyone can give us a real Facebook alternative, it’s Apple

You’d like to leave Facebook, but there’s nowhere to go. A new social network from a company with a proven reputation for privacy isn’t such a crazy idea. Facebook is so big, and its reach so wide, that few rival networks even get out of the starting gates, much less gain the critical mass of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-21 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Banned from social media? Feeling persecuted and censored? Report it to Donald Trump!

The White House has launched a new tool that enables people to report the fact that they have been kicked off the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The tool is aimed at people who have had their social media presence curtailed and "suspect political bias" is involved. Anyone who... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-05-17 10:05:05 UTC ]
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Has News Corp gone too far? It looks like it hahahaha HOORAY! | First Dog on the Moon

Bill Shorten is just like the rest of us (if we came from the boredom factory) and the election has finally got interestingSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baker & Taylor News Sparks ABA into Action

Following last week's news that Baker & Taylor is ending its retail wholesale business, the American Booksellers Association wrote to members to say it was working to limit any damage to the community and find the best solutions for moving forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doctor, teacher, bestseller: why real-life memoirs are such a hit

A Great Ormond Street nurse has sold 100,000 books in a few weeks by joining a growing trend of writers to recount heartfelt first-person accounts of their own livesChristie Watson never imagined writing a bestselling memoir about her job as a nurse, much less about her life. “I didn’t think... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent News & Media to be sold to Belgian group

Denis O’Brien loses hundreds of millions in sale of Ireland’s biggest newspaper publisherIreland’s largest newspaper group has agreed to a takeover offer from the Belgian media group Mediahuis in a deal in which its largest shareholder, billionaire Denis O’Brien, will lose hundreds of millions... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple News Won’t Save Magazines. That’s Not Such a Bad Thing.

I don’t think we’re there yet. While various interested parties are trying sell Apple News+ as an obvious win-win-win-win-win for publishers, readers, Apple, democracy, cats, dogs and the perfect flaky pie crust, color me skeptical. Oh, there was no shortage of optimism when Apple announced the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feeling anxious about that stack of books you haven’t read? This video wants to help you

Just in time for World Book Day, filmmaker Max Joseph delivers a visual essay that will soothe your reading FOMO. A recent study found that we spend more than a quarter of the day engaging with digital content. That means, on average, 8.8 hours a day are spent on social media, watching videos,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why is the US news media so bad at covering climate change?

The US news media devotes startlingly little time to climate change – how can newsrooms cover it in ways that will finally resonate with their audiences?This article is excerpted from a piece published by Columbia Journalism Review and the Nation. The Guardian is partnering with CJR and the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Crick makes surprise exit from Channel 4 News

The political correspondent confirmed his departure from the broadcaster on TwitterMichael Crick, Channel 4 News’ political correspondent since 2011, has abruptly parted company with the broadcaster. He tweeted on Wednesday: “I have left Channel 4 News and ITN after seven and a half great years.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Swiss news publisher NZZ uses newsletters to increase paid subscriptions

The 200-year-old German-language publisher has 21 email newsletters, around half of which weekly and half daily. The post How Swiss news publisher NZZ uses newsletters to increase paid subscriptions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An A-to-Z List of All of the Magazines Available on Apple News+

Below is a full list of every magazine currently available on Apple News+, sorted alphabetically. For a list broken out by category, click here. 220 Triathlon 3D Artist 3D World ABC Soaps in Depth Adweek Afar Airbnb All About History All About Space Allrecipes Allure Alta American History Animal... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s a List of All of the Magazines Available on Apple News+

Apple News+, the tech giant's new paid subscription product for periodicals, went live in March to much fanfare, promising more revenue to help support quality journalism and the ability for media brands to reach new readers perusing the library of magazines and newspapers available on the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook might pay for 'high-quality news,' NYMag vs. WaPo, Cameron Dallas explained: Publisher's Brief

If you're wondering about that leading "Afraid Of?" headlineright off the bat New York Mag seems to be suggesting something unflattering about the Post, right?well, here's a sample summary of Carmon's piece via Twitter:(Adam Penenberg is director of New York University's American Journalism... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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