Articles for the year 2024 - 3 Minute Digital Digest

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February 08, 2024

8 Meta Puts AI-Generated Content on Blast

Apps, Social Media, Technology, Meta

We're all starting to get a little worried about the capability of AI to do things with text, images, and video in minutes that used to take us mere mortals hours, days, or weeks. Humans being what they are, many have taken advantage of this new t...

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February 07, 2024

12 Facebook Ain't Dead Yet

Apps, Social Media

This week is the 20th anniversary of Facebook. Yep, it's true, twenty years. Time flies when you're knee-deep in lawsuits and all sorts of rumors and speculation, doesn't it? Despite the claims that Facebook is really "Deadbook," Mark Zuckerb...

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February 07, 2024

199 LinkedIn Kicks Creator Mode Option to the Curb

Apps, Social Media, Technology

LinkedIn is getting rid of the Creator Mode option and making most of its features optional tools for all users. It's all part of the platform's master plan to move away from hashtags and toward AI systems to assist with discovering content. And w...

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February 06, 2024

16 Amazon Wants You To Have an AI Shopping Buddy

Amazon, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Amazon is introducing a new AI shopping assistant, and the best part is "his" name, Rufus. Well, hello, Rufus. Sounds like a cute pet name to us, but according to Amazon, Rufus will make your Amazon shopping excursions much better. It won't b...

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February 05, 2024

16 Bumble Unleashes Deception Detector

Apps, Internet

Have you ever swiped right only to find out your dream date was actually a catfish or, worse, a smooth-talking scam artist? Well, fear no more, because Bumble is here to save the day with their latest update: Deception Detector. Bumble has un...

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February 02, 2024

10 Senate Grills Social Media CEOs About Child Safety

Apps, Internet, Social Media

The heat is on as the U.S. Senate grills social media CEOs regarding the efforts they're making to protect our children from predators online. This isn't new. Concerns about how safe kids are online is an ongoing fight, but now Senators are making...

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February 01, 2024

14 TikTok Wants Your Brand To Be a Laughing Matter

Apps, Social Media, TikTok

We can all use a good joke, right? According to TikTok, being funny is the "in thing," Now, TikTok is pushing for brands to step it up in the humor department, for their own good, of course. According to TikTok, 30% of its users say the funny...

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January 31, 2024

14 Meta Introduces Brand Protection Measures

Internet, Social Media, Meta

With all the scammers and impersonators online, it's getting harder to protect brand reputation, but now Meta is giving brands new tools to help with the fight. These new tools, which focus on protecting your trademark, curbing counterfeits, ...

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January 30, 2024

13 X Considers Moderation Tactics After AI Snafu

Social Media, Technology, X

While Elon has insisted that crowd-sourced input is the way to curb harmful content, it seems there's still a bit of a challenge. Last week, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift being sexually assaulted by NFL fans grabbed the spotlight on X, gaini...

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January 30, 2024

21 ChatGPT Gets an Update to Address Lazy Behavior

Apps, Internet, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Remember when we reported that ChatGPT had the "winter blues" and was getting lazy with its output? There's nothing good about stubborn AI, right? It turns out that all of that laziness wasn't just our imagination. OpenAI just announced it ha...

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January 26, 2024

25 Non-compliant GDPR Consent Banners...

Google, Internet

Hold on to your cookies. Or at least your compliant GDPR Consent Banners. The emphasis is on "compliance." Google has warned websites and app owners they could be subject to account suspension in the European Union (EU) for displaying GDPR...

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January 26, 2024

9 Meta Enhances Safety Measures for Teens

Internet, Social Media, Meta

In an age where the risks of online interactions with adolescents loom large, Meta has unveiled updates to Instagram and Facebook Messenger, placing increased emphasis on shielding minors from potential threats. These changes signal a proactive mo...