News & Articles By Ramon Tomey
10/03/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Zuckerberg’s Threads struggles to attract users as people still prefer Musk’s X
Threads, a social media platform under Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, has been touted as a “sanely run” alternative to X (formerly Twitter). However, it faces issues with attracting users, who still prefer the site it seeks to surpass. A new analyst report disclosed this challenge on the part of Meta, finding that Threads ranks only above […]
09/05/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Ads for AI GIRLFRIENDS flooding social media platforms
Advertisements for artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots posing as potential “girlfriends” are now flooding social media platforms, according to NBC News. The outlet said “dozens of tech startups have been running explicit advertisements” on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook that promote these AI girlfriends. The ads reportedly promise explicit pictures and chats, and feature scantily clad females. […]
08/21/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
New York City BANS TikTok on gov’t devices over security concerns
New York City (NYC) has banned the Chinese video app TikTok on government devices over security concerns. Breitbart reported that the Big Apple “has taken a decisive step” in the debate surrounding the app. This step came in the form of a directive issued by the city that mandated all NYC agencies to remove TikTok […]
08/02/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
British activist threatened with arrest for using CASH in cashless Aldi grocery
A British activist was threatened with arrest for using physical cash to pay for his purchase at a cashless Aldi grocery. WND reported that the man, identified as Piers Corbyn, entered an Aldi location in the town of Greenwich. That grocery operates entirely on the Aldi App, meaning all transactions are done electronically and there are no […]
07/25/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
TikTok unveils text-based posting system that could rival Twitter and Threads
Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok has introduced a text-based posting system that could rival Twitter and Meta’s Threads. The social media app announced the update in a July 24 press release. “With text posts, we’re expanding the boundaries of content creation for everyone on TikTok, giving the written creativity we’ve seen in comments, captions and videos […]
07/24/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
UNESCO warns against BRAIN CHIPS being used as “personality-altering weapons”
An agency under the United Nations has warned against brain implants such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink over their potential to be used as “personality-altering weapons.” The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued the warning through its International Bioethics Committee (IBC). According to the IBC, neurotechnology could lead to “new possibilities of monitoring and […]
07/14/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
WeChat facing potential BAN in Australia over repeated no-shows at government hearings
Messaging platform WeChat is facing a potential ban in Australia as the company repeatedly refused to appear before an inquiry by Canberra regarding foreign interference. Federal Sen. James Paterson, who chairs the Australian Senate’s Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, aired out his thoughts in a July 11 press conference. He said the […]
07/13/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Actress Sarah Silverman SUES Meta, OpenAI for copyright infringement
Actress and stand-up comedian Sarah Silverman has sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and OpenAI – maker of artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT – over alleged copyright infringement. Silverman was joined by authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden in two copyright infringement lawsuits filed July 7 in a San Francisco federal court. The three plaintiffs accused Meta […]
06/18/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
3 Apps under Zuckerberg’s Meta experience OUTAGES, with people unable to use or access them
Three apps under Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms experienced outages, with affected people unable to use or access them. Services for the said apps were later restored. According to the Daily Mail, three Meta apps – Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – were affected by the outages. It noted that reports of problems with the apps on […]
06/07/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Stanford researchers: Twitter FAILED to prevent dozens of child abuse images from spreading online
Researchers from Stanford University found that Twitter failed to prevent dozens of known images featuring child sexual abuse (CSA) from being posted, indicating a lapse in basic enforcement. Experts at the Stanford Internet Observatory (IO), who were investigating child safety issues across several platforms, noted their findings in a report. According to the Wall Street […]
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