A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.
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How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco
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The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Uplifts a Canadian Tire Bag
The New York Times – Business:After the actor Hudson Williams was photographed carrying a plaid reusable shopping bag, priced under $2, the tote has become a viral fashion accessory.
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Ready for Your Netflix Documentary? This TikTok Trend Prepares Users to Tell All.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:That toxic former workplace, that unsavory group chat: TikTok and Instagram users are imagining moments in their life that might lead to sit-down dramatic interviews.
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On Instagram, Travelers Are Taking Risky Cross-Continental Journeys. What Could Go Wrong?
The New York Times – Travel:Travel accounts that feature risky, cross-continental journeys are proliferating on social media. Security experts have serious concerns.
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Those Soldiers Flooding Your Feeds? They Might Not Be Real.
The New York Times – Business:Videos generated by artificial intelligence have swarmed social media to exploit public support of U.S. troops for other purposes.
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Will Late-Night TV Work on YouTube?
The New York Times – Business:Julian Shapiro-Barnum, best known for a social media series called “Recess Therapy,” has started an online-only late-night show.
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Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable
The New York Times – Business:As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
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Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe
The New York Times – Business:European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.
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Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe
The New York Times – Business:European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.
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An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media
The New York Times – Business:Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake.
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Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches
The New York Times – Business:Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them.
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I.R.S. Tactics Against Meta Open a New Front in the Corporate Tax Fight
The New York Times – Business:The agency is using real-world profit data to challenge how big companies value offshore intellectual property.