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India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by gov’t agencies / #
The Indian government has proposed making the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies the arbiter of truth on what information is misleading for social media firms and other internet companies as they oversee their users’ data in the South Asian market.

Microsoft Plans to Build OpenAI Capabilities Into All Products / #
The software giant plans to incorporate artificial-intelligence tools from the startup and make them available as platforms for other businesses to build on, CEO Satya Nadella said.

Inside Elon Musk’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter / #
Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO. A deep-dive on the craziest tech takeover the world's ever witnessed.

The US government’s TikTok bans, explained / #
Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States? The clock is ticking on a TikTok.

A Guide to Creating Spatial Audio Podcasts / #
Spatial audio is changing the way we experience recorded sound, making it possible to add entirely new layers of sonic presence to narrative storytelling mediums. The New York Times gives a comprehensive Guide into the topic - telling everything you need to know: from the perfect set-up of recording to distribution.

How to Reduce Your Screen Time as a Social Media Manager / #
As a social manager it sometimes can be difficult to not check your phone during every ad break, right? This little infographic might help you …

‘No other platform will be Twitter’: Marketers aren’t sold on Twitter alternatives just yet / #
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, the platform has been in a constant state of frenzy, with some of the biggest advertisers leaving the flock. While a swath of users have fled the coop to nest in alternative platforms, such as Mastodon, Hive Social, Post.News and soon-to-launch Spill, many marketers say they’re on the fence about whether they’ll follow.

Have Pocasts reached their peak? / #
For the first time in years the numbers of adults in the U.S. is decreasing - as well as the numbers of published Podcasts.

TikTok Tries to Win Allies in the U.S. With More Transparency / #
Two years into negotiations with U.S. regulators about whether TikTok will be able to remain in the country, Chinese-owned video-sharing app is trying a new tack: transparency. The plan to reorganize the business might cost up to $1.5 billion US-$.

Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach / #
With the rise of the popular new chatbot ChatGPT, colleges are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.

"We’ve filed a lawsuit challenging Stable Diffusion's visual A.I. violating the rights of artists" / #
A team around Matthew Butterick has filed a lawsuit in U.S. seeking compensation for damages caused by Stability AI, DeviantArt, and Midjourney.

Twitter offers free ads to brands that advertise on its platform / #
The offer for free advertisements is an attempt to woo brands back to the social-media platform, which has seen its ad business deteriorate following Elon Musk's takeover.

Hate speech rises on Twitter in its largest markets after Musk takeover / #
The moderation cuts at Twitter boosted hate speech outside the US and Canada, where 75%+ of the service's 280M DAUs live, new research shows.

Tesla’s big price cuts mean ‘a major shift in the EV market’ / #
Can Tesla remain the leader in the modern electric vehicle market it effectively created?

Virtual Cringe: The 10 Lamest Corporate Metaverse Stunts / #
For a minute, the Metaverse was very exciting to any big company with a marketing budget. But while the momentum died down, gizmodo.com collected the most tiring examples from the Metaverse Department of Marketing.

Users Spent More Time on Social Apps Than Ever in 2022, New Report Reveals / #
There are a number of metrics that can be used to determine how successfully various platforms are performing, and perhaps the most important metric of all is that of time spent on the app.

Twitter Invites Businesses to Sign-Up for ‘Verification for Organizations’ / #
Twitter is now inviting businesses to sign-up for its coming 'Verification for Organizations' subscription offering, which will replace the current verification process.

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