A new vocabulary — a little fun, a little dystopian — has emerged on the social video platform, as creators try to get around algorithms and strict content moderation. They call it algospeak.
Category: Social Media
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Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter’s underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated.
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How to Download Your Twitter Archive
The New York Times – Business:Those worried about the service’s longevity can preserve their tweets, media and direct messages.
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A Night Out With Old Jewish Men
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The popular Instagram account threw an intergenerational party. In a temple, of course.
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Democratic Lawmakers Call for Investigation of Elon Musk’s Twitter
The New York Times – Business:Seven Democratic senators urged the Federal Trade Commission to examine whether the social media company, under Mr. Musk’s ownership, had violated a 2011 privacy agreement.
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Children’s Groups Want F.T.C. to Ban ‘Unfair’ Online Manipulation of Kids
The New York Times – Business:Children’s privacy and health experts pressed regulators to prohibit video games and social networks from using attention-hacking techniques on youngsters.
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Contagion in Crypto From FTX’s Fall Is Growing
The New York Times – Business:The crypto exchange’s collapse is stoking fears of contagion across the industry. Meanwhile, FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is still speaking out.
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Taylor Swift Fans on the Heartbreak and Snafus to Secure Tickets
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Heartbreak and technical difficulties abounded as fans clamored to buy tickets for the pop star’s first tour since 2018.
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Elon Musk Gives Twitter Employees a Deadline to Stay or Leave
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Musk said workers would need to answer through an online form by late Thursday and those who stayed would be “working long hours at high intensity.”
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How to Prepare for Life After Twitter
The New York Times – Business:Don’t delete your account just yet. Elon Musk’s takeover can teach us valuable lessons about our relationship with social networks.
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Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.
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From Dua Lipa to Rosalía: The Meme-fication of the Modern Pop Star
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Performers like Dua Lipa and Rosalía are peppering their tours with dance moves and gestures that can seem specifically engineered to go viral. In some cases, they are.