Few people, if any, know more about the effects of social media on youth than danah

"To be honest, I am pulling my hair out over “online safety” bills that pretend to be focused on helping young people when they’re really anti-tech bills that are using children for political agendas in ways that will fundamentally hurt the most vulnerable young people out there."

#technology #socialmedia

https://zephoria.medium.com/kosa-isnt-designed-to-help-kids-335ab57cddae

Today is the anniversary of the day Donald Trump incited an insurrection to overthrow the government that included a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol aimed at killing elected leaders and thwarting the transition of power.

Many Republicans deny these facts. Never forget.

Model Shereen Wu is alleging that ex-Project Runway star, Michael Costello, has used #AI to change her face in a #fashion show picture. This incident has sparked debates about the increasing use of #artificialintelligence in the fashion industry.

“I expected to be paid in exposure,” she said. “But I didn’t get exposure, because this is an edited photo. By cutting off my head, neither did the makeup artist, hairdresser or photographer. That’s what peeves me so much.”

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/nov/04/fashion-model-ai-image-tiktok

Social media isn't dying.

It's turning into broadcast media.

"Faltesek, of Oregon State University, conducted a two-year project to study exactly what kind of content TikTok pushes.

At the end of this exhaustive process of gathering data on TikTok’s algorithm, the conclusion became obvious: 'TikTok is television.'"

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/a-handful-of-accounts-create-most-of-what-we-see-on-social-media-bdafa8f3?st=1a2o70zybggwjhy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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