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Cuttings #3: Social is more than just traffic Paid Members Public
Sometimes the journalism world talks as if social media is purely a place to win traffic. This week, we've been reminded that there's far more to it than that…
Cuttings #1: One year of Musk Twitter Paid Members Public
The return of the daily lunchtime email, but now for paying members only.
AI is about to take misinformation to a new level Paid Members Public
AI generated misinformation is going to be a nightmare to verify. Plus a big Google update, YouTube gets serious about podcasting and some rules for curation.
Friday Five: misreporting Mastodon, dangerous deepfakes and tanking Twitter Paid Members Public
Is Mastodon really tanking? Who’s making a mint from newsletters? And who are these eerie newsreaders spouting propaganda? Your weekend reading, sorted.
Is content moderation futile? And — if so — what should we do instead? Paid Members Public
Are we waging a losing war on misinformation? Do we need to try a different approach?
Trump, QAnon and the limits of the “viral” metaphor to describe online communities Paid Members Public
Deplatforming Trump and QAnon won’t kill the movement. But it might just stop it growing as fast.
Catch-up Digital Digest #1: revenue, vaccines and more Paid Members Public
Welcome to the 2021. Let's catch-up. Or try to, at least.
On engagement metrics and Facebook malignancy Paid Members Public
Today's thesis: engagement metrics are unfairly maligned, but Facebook deserves every piece of criticism thrown at it.
