Mastodawn

Web traffic to major #tech websites has dropped off significantly following the advent of Google’s #AI Overviews, new data shows.

At their peak, the media companies brought in 112 million site visits per month from #Google users in the US. By January of this year, that number was down to a little under 50 million — with some outlets losing over 90 percent of their traffic since the new feature rolled out.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-media

Evidence Grows That Google’s AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry

Google's AI overviews have eviscerated the media landscape, with some top publications losing up to 97 percent of their web traffic.

Futurism

Simon Mar 29

For decades, Europe has been portraying itself as a defender of international law. An image that, at least in the Middle East, is already trashed following the Gaza war, and more globally again lies visibly cracked.

https://euobserver.com/205336/europes-voice-of-moral-sense-speaks-spanish/

#Europe #Gaza #GazaGenocide

Europe’s voice of moral sense speaks Spanish

European leaders have been carefully drafting cautious statements urging 'de-escalation' and 'respect for international law'. But one voice has sounded different. And it speaks Spanish.

EUobserver

Simon Mar 29

If you cannot say what is true about Israel’s actions in the world, you do not live in a democracy.

https://zeteo.com/p/democracy-criticize-israel-netanyahu-iran-trump

#Israel #Gaza #GazaGenocide #IsraelWarCrimes #democracy

Citizens in a Democracy Must Be Allowed to Criticize Israel

If you cannot say what is true about Israel’s horrific actions in the world, you do not live in a democracy, writes fascism expert Jason Stanley.

Zeteo

Simon Mar 26

Farhad Mar 25

By an overwhelming majority of 123 votes in favor, with only three countries opposing, the United States, #Israel, and #Argentina, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking and enslavement of Africans on racial grounds “one of the most horrific crimes ever committed against humanity.”

52 nations didn't vote.

Whoa! WTF.

#UN #USpol #UNGA #Slavery #Africa #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WTAF #HumanTrafficking

Som sagt... 🫩

Finns ju tyvärr inte en chans att Socialdemokraterna kommer att vilja leverera någon meningsfull förändrad klimatpolitik om de får regeringsmakten.

Simon Mar 19

Regeringens klimatpolitik under mandatperioden var ”otillräcklig” och försämrade Sveriges möjligheter att nå klimatmålen.

Flera nödvändiga beslut har skjutits på framtiden och ”ryckighet och osäkerhet” har präglat arbetet.

Tiden för att skjuta upp nödvändiga beslut är nu uttömd och ”kraftfulla beslut” krävs tidigt under nästa mandatperiod för att kunna nå målen till 2030.

https://omni.se/a/zOABVr

#svpol #swgreen #klimat

Klimatpolitiken får kritik – var ryckig och otillräcklig

Regeringens klimatpolitik under mandatperioden var ”otillräcklig” och försämrade Sveriges möjligheter att nå klimatmålen. Det visar den årliga rapporten från Klimatpolitiska rådet, vars uppgift är att granska den förda klimatpolitiken.

Omni

Simon Mar 17