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Der Twitter Algorithmus / #
Gavin Karlmeier und Denis Horn nehmen sich den jetzt veröffentlichten Twitter Algorithmus vor - im neuen Podcast

How Twitch lost its grip on, and way with, the streaming community / #
At this point, it’s no secret that something is amiss at Twitch.

Elon Musk Calls New York Times ‘Hypocritical’ For Selling Subscriptions But Refusing To Pay For Twitter / #
Elon Musk called the New York Times "hypocritical" on Sunday over the newspaper’s decision not to buy a Twitter Blue subscription while charging subscriptions for its own content.

Experiment Shows 35% of Americans Can’t Tell if Images Are AI Generated / #
One of the most significant trends that is taking the internet by storm as of late is that of AI generated images.

Twitter Makes A Portion Of Its Source Code And Algorithm Available For Public Inspection / #
In a bid to enhance the transparency of the app, tech billionaire and Twitter CEO is opening up a chunk of the company’s source code and algorithm for public inspection.This is part of the task to fulfill the promise made by Elon Musk who says he always wished to show the app’s users how it recommends tweets to people’s timelines.

France Passes New Bill Entailing Guidelines For Social Media Influencers / #
The French National Assembly has recently passed a new bill designed to align new requirements for various social media influencers.

Twitter's algorithm specifically tracks how Elon Musk's tweets are doing / #
Twitter has just released – as promised by owner Elon Musk – the source code for its recommendation algorithm, and there's already been a very interesting discovery in the code.After pouring through the code, multiple people found at least one really interesting portion of the code that shows Twitter is specifically tracking metrics for users broken up into four different groups:"power_user""republican""democrat"and"elon"That's right, Twitter is specifically tracking how Musk's tweets are performing, and it's been coded right into Twitter's algorithm.

Twitter takes its algorithm ‘open-source,’ as Elon Musk promised / #
Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeTwitter has released the code that chooses which tweets show up on your timeline to GitHub and has put out a blog post explaining the decision.

For data privacy concerns: ChatGPT banned in Italy / #
"With immediate effect" - ChatGPT is banned in Italy.

Study shows, the majority of TikTok users do not appear to find the ads to be an issue / #
TikTok is the tech giant created by Zhang Yiming, and it has grown to be a vital primary workplace for many content producers all over the world.

TikTok’s uncertain future: the issues marketers should (and shouldn’t) fret over / #
The much anticipated testimony of TikTok CEO Shou Chew before Congress last Thursday has been discussed, debated and deconstructed over the last week.

New York & L.A. Times Won’t Pay For Twitter Check Marks As Imposter Concerns Grow / #
The NY Times told as a reason, that it’s not paying for “check mark status,” as Twitter doesn’t verify anyone’s identity when they subscribe to Twitter Blue.
Also, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and BuzzFeed will also not reimburse reporters for Twitter Blue for personal accounts.

New York Times Won’t Pay For Twitter Verification As Imposter Concerns Grow / #
The New York Times also told that any reporter who chooses to pay for verification on their personal accounts won’t be reimbursed except in “rare instances where verified status would be essential for reporting purposes."

Instagram now lets you save posts into collections shared with friends / #
Kristen Radtke / The VergeInstagram is building off of its existing collections feature by allowing you to create libraries of posts that you share with friends.

TikTok ban backup plan? ByteDance-owned Instagram rival Lemon8 hits the US App Store’s Top 10 / #
As U.S. lawmakers move forward with their plans for a TikTok ban or forced sale, the app’s Chinese parent company ByteDance is driving another of its social platforms into the Top Charts of the U.S. App Store.

Half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers / #
If Elon Musk was expecting many verified Twitter users to pay to keep their checkmarks, the reality is bound to be disappointing, new data has revealed.On April 1, Twitter is set to strip away the legacy verification checkmarks from the platform in favor of the paid checkmarks associated with Twitter Blue subscriptions.

Meta Launches New Reels Ad Options as it Leans into Evolving Consumption Shifts / #
As short-form video becomes a bigger focus, Meta’s looking to help advertisers tap into the shift.

Twitter: Only verified accounts can vote in polls and get on "For You"-page / #
Musk announced, that only verified Twitter accounts would be eligible to vote in polls starting April 15. Also, only verified accounts will be shown on Twitter's For You page, which displays a stream of tweets from recommended contents on Twitter.

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