France has banned not only TikTok from government phones, but Facebook and Twitter, too. Could this be a tipping point for big tech? Plus, AI-generated pictures of the pope signal a new type of viral image
For anyone expecting social media to help foster the next “Springtime” of revolution – to paraphrase Shakespeare – this is very much the winter of disconnect.
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Last week we showed you how to see what kinds of ads Instagram was likely to serve you, based on data
They exist, but… “Head over to Instagram’s Access Tool website and go down to the “Privacy and Security” tab. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you’ll see the “Ads” heading. Select “Ad Interests” and be prepared to see a whole new world filled with terrifying information about yourself.”
How To Change Your Ads On Instagram & Access The “Interests” Section
There’s almost no area of our lives that hasn’t been taken over by ads — and Instagram is no exception. In between your friends’ photos of dinners that they’re having without you and sponsored posts from celebrities, there’s virtually no escape. The…
You can do it in Google accounts but its such a faff. Agreed, a simple popup where you list your interests or tick those it guesses would make ads a joy rather than a hinderance. Surprised their super clever and now very RICH ai doesn’t realise this. Come on Sergey, its been 20 years now….
You can make the ads you see more useful or get ads that are specific to you. You’ll see Google ads on: Google services, like Search or YouTube. Websites and apps that partner with Google to sho
Interesting. This will need legislation better than we have for clairvoyants who claim to speak to your dead relatives. Granny’s AI might start changing her will after she sees how we behave once really granny is gone. Crazy.
The chance to text with the dead via AI is creepy or wonderful
A virtual assistant that could do what I can do would be handy, can I have 50 of them please, not for social networking, but for starting a business or better, lobbying politicians or creating art and literature…. The future is going to be very interesting and by the looks of this link, it’s starting to happen already. Like.
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“Facebook released a tool that lets people see how it tracks their “off-Facebook activity.” AHH SO YOU JUST TOLD FACEBOOK YOU ARE TRYING TO SPY BACK – GREAT. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
Facebook knows what you’re doing on other sites and in real life. This tool lets you see what it knows about you.
There are some apps, but they are very limited – fact is, Facebook doesn’t let them know ALL the stuff it gathers about your browsing habits, so no app or plugin could really do it.
6 Apps to Find What Facebook Knows About You (And How to Block It)
To say Facebook is a popular social media service is certainly downplaying all that it truly is. Facebook is a global corporation, offering advertising and business products. The everyday user logs in to see their friends, family, and possibly funny
lesson 1 stop being negative – followed by 14 other things the author has decide you shouldn’t do on social. They liked new ways of thinking and doing things a while back, when it suited, maybe not now though eh?
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Do you remember when you joined Facebook? What was it like when you put in your details and joined the world's biggest social network? The ever present "like" button seems to have been with us forever. In fact it has only been with us for just over four years on personal pages and replaced the "beco... Read more
Great documentary but a good point… “It is more than a little ironic that a film that warns incessantly about platforms using misinformation to stoke fear and outrage seems to exist only to stoke fear and outrage — while promoting a distorted view of how those platforms work along the way.”
What ‘The Social Dilemma’ misunderstands about social networks
When the Cambridge Analytica scandal came out, it did more than just shake up Facebook, it stirred the conversation about privacy and brought it front and center. Privacy is a huge subject especially when it plays on the fear of losing it. In a world where hacking has become mainstream, peopleâ... Read more
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak used this phrase in an interview explaining why he quit Facebook; Apple CEO Tim Cook used it back in 2014, referring not to Facebook but to… Google.
It’s Time to Stop Saying “If You’re Not Paying, You’re the Product”
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I guess this will become part of the service – the priest closes your socials or sets them to family only, or keep live for others to post comments on. I guess for some like this company, its going to be a big part of the service, if people want it to be as they can grab some milestones and images to use in the farewel and give people a link to their relatives digital lives forever more.
FACEBOOK is on course to become a digital graveyard after around 30 million profiles became inactive after users died. When someone dies in the 21st century, a digital legacy is left behind because…
Banning social media doesn’t solve the underlying issues. Plus, people can still get around these bans using fake identities and VPNs
Social media has become so out of control that top democracies worldwide are banning it. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/28/techscape-france-tiktok-ban-facebook
We could ban people from using social media, but that seems to be a move that is preferred by dictators around the world.
exists already, visit mewe https://mewe.com/
Lol, Trumpeters don’t get it.
OpenBook? You can still invest in it to make it happen!
I would prefer one that rewards you for deleting your account. This is why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_Jq42Og7Q
it would be interesting to see what zuckerberg things he is interested in. but he can see what FB thinks he likes whenever he wants… So can you.
They exist, but… “Head over to Instagram’s Access Tool website and go down to the “Privacy and Security” tab. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you’ll see the “Ads” heading. Select “Ad Interests” and be prepared to see a whole new world filled with terrifying information about yourself.”
You can do it in Google accounts but its such a faff. Agreed, a simple popup where you list your interests or tick those it guesses would make ads a joy rather than a hinderance. Surprised their super clever and now very RICH ai doesn’t realise this. Come on Sergey, its been 20 years now….
Lol, of all the people to do… “The CEO of virtual reality company Spinifex, is hoping to create a “post-biological” Elton John.”
Interesting. This will need legislation better than we have for clairvoyants who claim to speak to your dead relatives. Granny’s AI might start changing her will after she sees how we behave once really granny is gone. Crazy.
If i met my AI version of myself on Facebook, I would probably de-friend him, what a nob!
Weird – reminds me of this…
A virtual assistant that could do what I can do would be handy, can I have 50 of them please, not for social networking, but for starting a business or better, lobbying politicians or creating art and literature…. The future is going to be very interesting and by the looks of this link, it’s starting to happen already. Like.
“Facebook released a tool that lets people see how it tracks their “off-Facebook activity.” AHH SO YOU JUST TOLD FACEBOOK YOU ARE TRYING TO SPY BACK – GREAT. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
There are some apps, but they are very limited – fact is, Facebook doesn’t let them know ALL the stuff it gathers about your browsing habits, so no app or plugin could really do it.
That would be great, especially if it allowed you to delete info you don’t want it to know. For now there is this… https://www.alphr.com/facebook/1003521/see-everything-facebook-knows-about-you-here-s-how/
lesson 1 stop being negative – followed by 14 other things the author has decide you shouldn’t do on social. They liked new ways of thinking and doing things a while back, when it suited, maybe not now though eh?
Not sure if this exists, but I highly recommend this book.
lol
but what about the people on social who crave likes, some may get upset at being “not cared” lmao
been in discussion a while. They know people want it at least..
FB recently added a “care” button. but yeah who cares? Would be better.
Great documentary but a good point… “It is more than a little ironic that a film that warns incessantly about platforms using misinformation to stoke fear and outrage seems to exist only to stoke fear and outrage — while promoting a distorted view of how those platforms work along the way.”
Some say Facebook got robbed of their data, they are a victim of crime not the perpetrators.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak used this phrase in an interview explaining why he quit Facebook; Apple CEO Tim Cook used it back in 2014, referring not to Facebook but to… Google.
I’m surprised twitter doesn’t already do this, you can target by location, demographics etc, why not by followers of a certain user?
Good idea. Might help undo some of the problems Facebook have with fraud ads and their dubiously hidden nature of using your info to target ads.
Churches are missing a trick or two… Imagine seeing a huge animated Jesus on the trees outside… https://meetingtomorrow.com/blog/9-cool-creative-ways-to-use-a-projector/
I bet YouTube died inside when they realised they HAD to allow popular ad revenue channels to be set as inactive for dead creators.
Yep, I would pay someone to ensure FaceBook didn’t get to own me after death. Just to stick ads on my grave! Christ!!!
I guess this will become part of the service – the priest closes your socials or sets them to family only, or keep live for others to post comments on. I guess for some like this company, its going to be a big part of the service, if people want it to be as they can grab some milestones and images to use in the farewel and give people a link to their relatives digital lives forever more.
Would be a good service, better than being dumped in the digital graveyard with no pomp. Don’t wanna go there….