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In yet another clampdown on big tech companies, China has instructed them not to offer access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia. Beijing’s clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little surprise to many in China’s … Read more
Despite all the furor, the future of the internet does not hinge on a pair of cases argued this week at the US Supreme Court. There’s no risk that the statutory immunity that Congress granted long ago to internet service providers will collapse. The justices are being asked to decide a narrow and technical legal … Read more
Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The … Read more
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms is planning a fresh round of job cuts in a reorganisation and downsizing effort that could affect thousands of workers, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Last year, the social media company let go 13 percent of its workforce — more than 11,000 employees — as it grappled with soaring costs and a weak … Read more
Three months ago, Elon Musk announced an $11 (roughly Rs. 910) monthly subscription service to give Twitter users a blue verification check mark. On Sunday, Meta Platforms announced largely the same thing: a $15 (roughly Rs. 1,240) subscription service for users to get a blue verified badge, so long as they provide a government-issued ID. Meta Chief … Read more
In an update to Twitter’s two-factor authentication (2FA) service, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging website has announced that after March 20, only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use the text message/SMS-based method of the 2FA facility. Making the announcement on its official blog on Feb 15, Twitter attributed the move to ‘the misuse by … Read more
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has dismissed reports of ‘reconfiguring the platform’s algorithm’ to boost his tweets ‘above normal levels’. He claimed to have conducted a review of his tweets from last six months to disprove the media reports and accepted that the platform had a ‘bug’ that gave ‘same prominence’ to replies as primary tweets. … Read more
Tech giants including Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok face stricter online content rules in the European Union due to their huge number of users. The new rules, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), classify companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms (VLOPs) and require them to do risk management … Read more
Alphabet’s Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms and Twitter face stricter EU online content rules according to monthly user numbers published by the companies on Thursday which exceeded the EU threshold. The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) labels companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject … Read more
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has revealed that he may leave his current role and appoint someone else to run the social media giant later this year. In a video call at the World Government Summit, Musk said that the end of 2023 will be “good timing” to pass on the baton.Musk said, “I think I … Read more