That shift is the focus of a new preprint that Törnberg co-authored with University of Amsterdam colleague Richard Rogers. “When we talk about social media, there are certain assumptions about what it is,” said Törnberg. “It’s user-generated, and there’s a platform that organizes interaction, but the platform cannot produce content on its own. So instead the platform allows people to connect with each other, and it just provides infrastructure for that. The [terms] social network and social media is almost synonymous. Those describe pre-algorithm Twitter circa 2012 quite well.”
RIP social media. What comes next is messy.… That shift is the focus of a new preprint that Törnberg co-authored with University of Amsterdam colleague Richard Rogers. “When we talk about social media, there are certain assumptions about what it is,” said Törnberg. “It’s user-generated, and there’s a platform that organizes interaction, but t… …
… Those companies appear to be violating TIDA, the FTC warned, and need to implement “a process through which victims can request the removal of nonconsensual intimate images appearing on their platforms” within 48 hours or risk “civil penalties of up to $53,088 per violation.” It’s unclear if the so… …
… The new Mac release is a port of the Definitive Edition remaster, which arrived in 2019. …
… Vocal frustration with usage limits has been a staple of Hacker News, Reddit, X, and other platforms where software developers congregate. …
… Plex claims to be working on numerous new features for its platform, including: adding all server and library management features currently available on app.plex.tv to Plex’s mobile and, where applicable, TV apps; “boosting dialogue and normalizing loudness,” per today’s announcement; transcoding i… …
… The ad remains visible as you navigate different parts of the Roku platform, taking away space that could be used for displaying apps and content. …
… Other additions in the 26.5 releases are new Pride-themed wallpapers and some of the initial work needed to support ads in the Apple Maps app. …
… Scharon is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica writing news, reviews, and analysis on consumer gadgets and services. …
… X filed a brief in a Tennessee-based federal court on March 27, arguing that the music publishers’ case should be dismissed in light of the Cox holding. “If the Supreme Court had issued this opinion three years ago, X believes this Court would have dismissed Plaintiffs’ contributory-infringement cl… …
… But some services, including X and Instagram, aggressively push users toward apps—or at least toward being logged in to them. …
