A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing
A new study published today in Nature has found X’s algorithm shifts users’ political opinions in a more conservative direction.
Governments around the world must mandate genuine transparency over how these systems work.
Wieder so ein paar abgedroschene #Merz Motivationssprüche im America Style 😂
Der hat #Wirtschaft #sozialstaat längst an die Wand gefahren. Abwählen!
https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-02/18/merz-fordert-mentalitaetswechsel-zusammen-ins-rad-packen
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl at today's hearing over social media’s alleged harms to children:
"If your glasses are recording, you must take them off. It is the order of this court that there must be no facial recognition of the jury. If you have done that, you must delete it. This is very serious."
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-18/mark-zuckerberg-tesimony-la-social-media-trial
#news #USNews #technology #TechNews #meta #SocialMedia #MetaGlasses #AI
"It's 'General Chat', not 'Serious Discussion!'"
“Some of them claim to be in favor of free speech — OK, we are in favor of free algorithms — totally transparent,” Macron said. “Free speech is pure bullshit if nobody knows how you are guided to this so-called free speech, especially when it is guided from one hate speech to another.”
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#SocialMedia #Accountability #Transparency #Macron
Macron Calls Social Media’s Free Speech Defense ‘Bullshit’ in AI Policy Clash
https://archive.is/2026.02.18-142302/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/macron-blasts-social-media-s-free-speech-defense-as-bullshit
“Having no clue about how their algorithm is made, how it’s tested, trained and where it will guide you — the democratic consequences of this bias could be huge,” said Macron.
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#Macron #EU #SocialMedia #Democracy #LeaveX #BigTech #Disinformation
Problematic Instagram use: redefining the nature of addiction
Kali Hays, Regan Morris, and Peter Bowes, writing for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): The head of Instagram has defended his platform against claims it caused mental health damage to minors, arguing in a California court that even seemingly excessive use of social media does not equal an addiction. Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram (IG), made the remark during a court hearing in Los Angeles, in the United States. Plaintiffs allege IG, along with other social networks, including […]https://disassociated.com/problematic-instagram-use-redefining-nature-addiction/
Kann man #Otto nicht übel nehmen 🤷♂️
Die #Merz #afd mit der verwahrlosten #spd zerstören gerade den #Sozialstaat und die entlassenen #Arbeiter werden sich auf #Verzicht #Elend #Armut und staatlichen #Zwang einstellen müssen.
Viele begehen #Selbstmord - immer noch besser, als das #Eigenheim verkaufen und in eine #Sozialwohnung ziehen im #Umfeld von #Nazis und #Kriminellen
https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-02/18/otto-will-knapp-460-vollzeitstellen-in-hamburg-abbauen
"Portland electrician’s van falsely accused as FBI vehicle in trending TikTok video" by KOIN News (CBS Portland) - A Portland electrician asked the local CBS affiliate station to help set the record straight after a viral TikTok video erroneously claimed his business' van looked like some kind of FBI vehicle simply because it's mostly white. He has been targeted for harassment since then. https://www.koin.com/news/portland/portland-electricians-van-falsely-accused-as-fbi-vehicle-in-trending-tiktok-video/ #SocialMedia #tech #WTF #oops
I'm eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Meta/Google #SocialMedia addiction trial
I hope they nail these bastards to the wall for all the harm they've caused to countless people
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/18/mark-zuckerberg-meta-trial-testimony