I’ve had qualms about third-party app stores from the beginning and… well…
Pri Bengani
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Ridiculously easy “Easy” crossword today (finished in 5:53) but also this is now going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the week.
On the bright side, looks like this is something Apple can reasonably address? (tech details of 'crack' in screenshot)
The visuals on this are stellar. Also, didn't realise "At the same Google’s “SEO Starter Guide” is nearly 9,000 words long with dozens of links to additional material.”
https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization
However, ~80% of tweets in our convenience sample of 2000 tweets covering 200 debunked claims didn't have a visible Community Note — despite some of them promoting the same claims using the same media as already-debunked tweets (see screenshot of multiple accounts posting the same AI-generated image).
Media-matching is non-trivial and the Community Notes team has highlighted that they don't want to inadvertently match media that's “meaningfully different,” instead focusing on high
precision.
Collab’d with Jeff (@ProPublica) on this study looking at verified accounts on X posting false claims and growing their following significantly in the first month of the current Gaza conflict. In some cases, these accounts surpassed the following of regional news outlets covering the conflict.
https://www.propublica.org/article/x-verified-accounts-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict
How Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict
With the gutting of content moderation initiatives at X, accounts with blue checks, once a sign of authenticity, are disseminating debunked claims and gaining more followers. Community Notes, X’s fact-checking system, hasn’t scaled sufficiently.
Been complaining about how this World Cup hasn't really had very many close games, but Christ on a bike, today's game — and Maxwell's innings — is one for the ages.
Also, feel nervous about the confidence boost this is going to give the Aussies, ugh.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/17pymvr/afghanistan_v_australia_have_you_ever_seen_a_more/
