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Florida lawmakers have passed one of the largest bans on social media for children under 16, but it is not yet known whether the bill will come into effect. The law was sent to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who expressed concern about it because it restricts freedom to a certain extent. Moreover, the ban will […]
Meta has announced the expansion of the functionality for detecting images created by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. A corresponding update will appear on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Currently, Meta services only label content generated by their own AI tools. Now, images from third-party companies such as Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Adobe, Midjourney, and Shutterstock will also […]
Facebook and Instagram users living in Europe will be able to view the content of these social networks without ads. To do this, they will need to sign up for a monthly subscription for €9.99 for the web version or €12.99 for iOS and Android devices. The company that owns these platforms, the American Meta […]
YouTube is easing its controversial content monetization policy, which meant that authors lost money if their videos contained swearing. The rules, introduced in November 2022, deprived authors of monetization if profanity was used in the first 15 seconds of a video, effectively removing ads from such content. Following an outcry from creators, in January 2023, […]
The social network Instagram talked about the new feature ‘Notes’ – users can now create short text posts up to 60 characters long, which are displayed at the top of the ‘Messages’ section, reminiscent of Stories. To use the new function, you need to go to the ‘Messages’ section of the application and click on […]
Short video service TikTok has discovered a ‘high severity’ vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain access to a user’s account with a single click of the mouse. The vulnerability was discovered in the TikTok app for Android by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, which shared details about it on its blog. All a […]
On the Chinese social platform TikTok, despite the official exit from Russia and the ban on Russian users to publish content, such videos still appear. This is evidenced by the research of the non-profit organization “Tracking Exposed”. According to TikTok’s policy, which was last updated on June 30, Russian and international content is not available […]