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/PRNewswire/ -- In a rare move, Netflix is offering its Emmy-nominated documentary The Social Dilemma free to anyone on YouTube. The film, which the Today Show...

Author of the article: Ben Wrixon  •  For The Whig-Standard Publishing date: Jul 29, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read Article content In a world dominated by online algorithms, Social Reset is working to free people from social media and help them develop a healthier relationship with the internet. Its campaign begins in August. Those participating will team up by pledging to reduce their social media usage for the entire month. One of Social Reset’s founders, Jordan Wie...

How Calm is using machine learning to keep us all mellow Read later Audio version (Image sourced via Calm) With a mission is to make the world "happier and healthier" by helping people prioritise mental health and claiming to be the worlds most popular sleep, meditation and relaxation app Calm exults in being what the Centre for Humane Technology dubs "the worlds happiest app". Designed to help users manage stress, sleep better and live a happier, healthier life, the app is available in more th...

Florida passed a bill to block social media deplatforming of political candidates, Amazon faces a big antitrust challenge, and we're still missing the bigger issue before us.

Concerns included the potential harms to "the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children," they said, citing research about Instagram use among children leading to "suicidal ideation, depression and body image concerns." “We have a responsibility to protect our youngest citizens, and a version of Instagram specifically aimed at children under 13 poses significant health and safety risks for Kentucky children,” Cameron said in a statement.  “We already know that child predator...

Nix Facebooks plan to create Instagram for kids, state attorneys general urge CEO Mark Zuckerberg Mike Snider, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Most of the state attorneys general in the U.S. have asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to end the companys plan to create an Instagram for kids. saying it would be "harmful for myriad reasons." In a letter from the National Association of Attorneys General, dated Monday, the group urged Zuckerberg "to abandon these plans. Use of social ...

SHARE The business world is changing. Has changed. The COVID-19 pandemic drove companies to transform three times faster in 2020 than in previous years, with 66% shifting to more cloud-based business activities. As enterprise clients undergo rapid change in a turbulent business environment, they need guidance. They may find it at the upcoming IBM Think 2021 virtual event, which promises to teach attendees how to “navigate change through transformation, automation and modernization.”    ...

Student-written musical to be streamed The Carlsbad High School Theatre Department announces “Falling Star: A New Musical,” written entirely by students, to be streamed virtually at 7 p.m. May 13-15 on showtix4u.com. In the play, Carina grows obsessed with the stars that started falling from the sky after her mother’s death. She knows she needs to cope with her grief; she just doesn’t know how. Attendees must join the livestream during the allotted time, as the streamed performance will...

“The business model is addiction, right?” Mr. Sasse asked at a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary privacy, technology and the law subcommittee. “Money is directly correlated to the amount of time that people spend on the site.” Monika Bickert, Facebook vice president for content policy, said addiction wasn’t the company’s business model. She said Facebook focused on long-term user retention as opposed to users’ persistent, undivided attention. Lauren Culbertson, the chief of U.S...

Were trying to solve a problem here: Senate takes Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to task over addictive algorithms Terry Collins, USA TODAY © Associated Press Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks during a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing with policy executives from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter about their use of algorithms on April 27, 2021. Policy executives from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter testified Tuesday before bipartisan members of the Senate Judiciary Committee amid accu...