"The coronavirus wasn’t the only epidemic to hit the United States in the past decade. Americans are also facing a bizarre epidemic of gullibility and cynicism—gullicism, if you need a portmanteau—that is drawing people into a world of conspiracism and falsehoods, one where facts are drowned out by a cacophony of extremely loud and wrong voices."
#gullibility #credulity #vaccines #research #science #ConspiracyTheories #gullicism #SocialMedia #disinformation #Covid
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Neun Bilder für die Liebe: Warum auf Tinder alle gleich aussehen
Wer auffallen will, kopiert unbewusst die anderen. Neun visuelle Muster bestimmen, wie wir uns auf Dating-Apps inszenieren.
#Gesellschaft #SocialMedia #news
It’s shock and awe as Trump’s granddaughter does her bit for the war effort. All hail Kai Trump, the shopper-in-chief | Marina Hyde https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/10/shock-awe-trump-granddaughter-kai-war-effort-shopper #DonaldTrump #UsisraelWarOnIran #BenjaminNetanyahu #Iran #UsNews #VladimirPutin #WorldNews #SocialMedia #DonaldTrumpJr
Sitra warns social media algorithms threaten Finnish democracy
Algorithms appear to favour provocative and emotionally charged political posts.
#Algorithms #politicalposts #provocative #emotionallycharged #socialmedia
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/09/proposed-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-rejected-by-mps. "Parliamentarians voted 307 to 173, majority 134, against the proposed change to the children’s wellbeing & schools bill, which was brought forward by Conservative peer & former minister John Nash... Under the amendment in lieu, the #science secretary, Liz Kendall, could 'restrict or ban #children of certain ages from accessing #socialmedia services & #chatbots'. She could also limit children’s #VPN use..."
UK MPs have rejected a proposed ban on social media for under-16s, instead backing more flexible regulatory powers. The House of Lords had backed a blanket ban in January, but the government argues age-based restrictions would be difficult to enforce and prefers giving regulators new tools. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj91egkelko #Media #SocialMedia #UK
🤖 [TechCrunch] Sandbar zabezpiecza 23 mln dolarów serii A za pierścień do sporządzania notatek AI
🔗 Więcej: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/sandbar-secures-23m-series-a-for-its-ai-note-taking-ring
#AI #SztucznaInteligencja #TechNews #TechCrunch #ArtificialIntelligence #technology #socialmedia #si
📰 Henk Westbroek 'na halve eeuw bedenktijd' getrouwd
https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1yRd
🕑 13:52 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Trouwen #Partner #Zanger #SocialMedia
When there have been repeated investigations that show that engagement is driven by negative emotion, how can you trust the algorithm to show you content you like, instead of content that will keep you clicking more?
Switching to subscribing to RSS feeds is not a definitive cure. But it’s a step towards a more independent digital consumption.
https://danielprindii.com/blog/guide-rss-feeds
#rss #technology #internet #indieweb #socialmedia
»Springer übernimmt „Telegraph“: Pfoten-Versuch in UK« https://taz.de/Springer-uebernimmt-Telegraph/!6161093/?Multiplikator.in #Medien #SocialMedia
Our co-founder @michael represented the Newsmast Foundation last week at Rebuild, an event bringing together 60 European social platforms to take back control of social media.
There's a lot of work to do, but we're so proud to be part of a long overdue European movement calling for commitment to European social platforms.
You can see and sign the letter here: https://letter.rebuild.net/
#SocialWeb #EU #SocialMedia #Rebuild