Shilpa Kannan
@shilpakannan.bsky.social
Trust & safety / AI @ DV; via Project Liberty; Twitter 1.0 & BBC News; Tech, policy, disinformation, storytelling and all things in between. Also 🌱🌼🥗🎨📚
On Twitter: @shilpakannan
On LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shilpakannan-profile
On Twitter: @shilpakannan
On LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shilpakannan-profile
Australian #socialmediaban highlights:
- affects X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, but not YouTube.
- platforms will bear sole responsibility for enforcement
- have 1 year to implement the age limit.
- if they fail, they are liable for fines of up to 50 mill AUD
- affects X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, but not YouTube.
- platforms will bear sole responsibility for enforcement
- have 1 year to implement the age limit.
- if they fail, they are liable for fines of up to 50 mill AUD
Breaking News: Australia has passed a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, one of the world’s most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. nyti.ms/3VbiGzc
Australia Bans Social Media for Everyone Under 16
The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains an open question.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Australian #socialmediaban highlights:
- affects X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, but not YouTube.
- platforms will bear sole responsibility for enforcement
- have 1 year to implement the age limit.
- if they fail, they are liable for fines of up to 50 mill AUD
- affects X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, but not YouTube.
- platforms will bear sole responsibility for enforcement
- have 1 year to implement the age limit.
- if they fail, they are liable for fines of up to 50 mill AUD
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New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
The link between changing news use and trust: longitudinal analysis of 46 countries
Abstract . Changing levels of public trust in the news are of deep concern to both researchers and practitioners. We use data from 2015 to 2023 in 46 count
academic.oup.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:50 AM
New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Reposted by Shilpa Kannan
There is a sort of verification already on Bluesky! But it’s not centrally managed.
If you (or your employer) owns a domain, you can self-verify on Bluesky by pointing your handle towards it (mine is @jamesrball.com for example).
It’s fiddly but not super complex
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
If you (or your employer) owns a domain, you can self-verify on Bluesky by pointing your handle towards it (mine is @jamesrball.com for example).
It’s fiddly but not super complex
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 PM
There is a sort of verification already on Bluesky! But it’s not centrally managed.
If you (or your employer) owns a domain, you can self-verify on Bluesky by pointing your handle towards it (mine is @jamesrball.com for example).
It’s fiddly but not super complex
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
If you (or your employer) owns a domain, you can self-verify on Bluesky by pointing your handle towards it (mine is @jamesrball.com for example).
It’s fiddly but not super complex
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
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Photography giant Getty Images is releasing an artificial intelligence tool that will generate images from the company’s vast content library
Getty Images to Debut Its Own Artificial Intelligence Image Generator
The photo giant that sued Stability AI is working with Nvidia on an image tool it says will be safer for brands.
www.bloomberg.com
September 25, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Photography giant Getty Images is releasing an artificial intelligence tool that will generate images from the company’s vast content library
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The DFRLab analyzed a Russian narrative that accused the Baltic states of the attack on Pskov airport. New from @sayyara.bsky.social & Valentin Châtelet.
Russian media spread rumors accusing Baltic states of drone attack
Unsupported claims from Russian media and Telegram blamed Latvia and Estonia for perpetrating August 29 attack on Pskov airport
dfrlab.org
September 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM
The DFRLab analyzed a Russian narrative that accused the Baltic states of the attack on Pskov airport. New from @sayyara.bsky.social & Valentin Châtelet.
A growing body of research shows that involving children directly in decisions that impact them (in an age-appropriate way) is key to identifying their best interests, and to effectively understanding and addressing children’s diverse needs.
July 10, 2023 at 7:41 PM
A growing body of research shows that involving children directly in decisions that impact them (in an age-appropriate way) is key to identifying their best interests, and to effectively understanding and addressing children’s diverse needs.
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100% to this: “responding to disinformation is not about playing whack-a-troll or censoring. It’s about providing, surfacing, and teaching people how to find correct information. It’s about more speech, not less speech.”
The injunction in Missouri v Biden is a politicized effort to eliminate scrutiny of disinformers ahead of the 2024 election. It’s meant to intimidate researchers and government officials from doing critical work to protect democracy.
https://wiczipedia.substack.com/p/court-sanctioned-intimidation
https://wiczipedia.substack.com/p/court-sanctioned-intimidation
court-sanctioned intimidation
on the preliminary injunction in the missorui v. biden case
wiczipedia.substack.com
July 8, 2023 at 6:10 PM
100% to this: “responding to disinformation is not about playing whack-a-troll or censoring. It’s about providing, surfacing, and teaching people how to find correct information. It’s about more speech, not less speech.”
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I had the privilege to lead work on one of the report's annexes, focused on securing federated platforms: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/scaling-trust_annex5/
Bottom line up front: We're missing some key policy, technical, and institutional pieces right now.
Bottom line up front: We're missing some key policy, technical, and institutional pieces right now.
June 21, 2023 at 2:33 PM
I had the privilege to lead work on one of the report's annexes, focused on securing federated platforms: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/scaling-trust_annex5/
Bottom line up front: We're missing some key policy, technical, and institutional pieces right now.
Bottom line up front: We're missing some key policy, technical, and institutional pieces right now.
The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s advisory on “Social Media and Youth Mental Health” is a must-read for anyone interested in the effects on tech on society. 1/2
www.hhs.gov
June 26, 2023 at 9:57 AM
The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s advisory on “Social Media and Youth Mental Health” is a must-read for anyone interested in the effects on tech on society. 1/2