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The AI pendulum keeps swinging Paid Members Public
When will publisher learn that AI isn't a quick fix for cheap content? Plus changes at the BBC, an SEO apocalypse and more.
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Cuttings #9: Make money, sack staff Paid Members Public
It's the LinkedIn way. Plus more on the verification problems in Gaza and some great podcasts to listen to.
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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 thatβ¦
Engaged Reading Digest: image verification, cops on TikTok β and why celebs are using a social platform you've never heard of Paid Members Public
It's easy to get sucked into the idea that social media is mainly a promotional tool. Today's digest is a reminder that it's much more than that β for good and ill
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The first Engaged Reading Digest of 2020 Paid Members Public
Some great links to start your year.
Deepfakes aren't the problem yet - their existence is Paid Members Public
The mere existence of deepfakes is undermining our sense of reality and truth
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Messy verification process leave blue ticks open to abuse Paid Members Public
Social media account verification continues to suck. Surprise. Taylor Lorenz [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/instagram-and-twitter-should-eliminate-verification/592351/?utm_campaign=Big Revolution&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter]: > All this has led to a glut of mid-tier celebrities, sports stars, and moderately known people
Social media verification: still a crapshoot Paid Members Public
The opaque and unpredictable routes to verified status on social media, make it a desirable status symbol, and a distorting influence on social interactions
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