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Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them

Podcasting is the medium of choice for millions of listeners looking for the latest commentary on almost any topic. In Australia, it’s estimated about 48% of people tune in to a podcast each month.This article […]

Numbers using ‘QuitX’ service swell before Trump inauguration

“Millions of connections” from social network X will be re-established on rivals BlueSky or Mastodon from Monday, a French researcher said, in a campaign timed to coincide with Donald Trump’s inauguration.This article was originally published […]

What’s happening on the RedNote social platform? A media scholar explains the cultural moment unfolding there

TikTok refugees fled by the millions to RedNote, a Chinese app, in response to the TikTok ban, which went into effect Jan. 19, 2025. The company shut down the app shortly before midnight on Jan. […]

India’s ‘digital arrest’ scammers stealing savings

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.This article was originally published on this website.

TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app’s reinstatement

TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office.This […]

US ‘TikTok refugees’ are fleeing to Chinese app RedNote. It’s a new phase of the digital cold war

Social media giant TikTok is preparing to shut down its app in the United States this Sunday—the day that legislation signed by President Joe Biden last year banning the app takes effect.This article was originally […]

Will another social media platform be able to replicate TikTok’s ‘special sauce?’

Where will TikTok refugees go if the social media platform is banned?This article was originally published on this website.

French researchers aim to ease X refugees’ path with ‘HelloQuitX’

French researchers have developed an application to help users migrate their whole online community from Elon Musk’s X to rival social platforms such as Bluesky or Mastodon.This article was originally published on this website.

Meta’s fact-checking and diversity rollbacks represent ‘dangerous retreat’ from corporate responsibility

Meta, the corporation that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it not only plans to replace its professional fact-checking system with user-contribution, but also cut down on many of its diversity schemes in […]

US Supreme Court weighs Texas age-check for porn sites

The US Supreme Court grappled with a challenge on Wednesday to a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors’ ages, part of a growing effort to limit access by minors to online sexual content.This […]