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by Irshad Salim: This morning as I shared my views in a WhatsApp Forum: “The internet is in manual mode; I agree it’s an irritant. We missed democratic revolution; I
Continue readingDemocracy Disconnected: The Power Struggle in Pakistan
“The media is not all about state-of-the-art technology and the use of AI, but about the content,” says Khaled Almaeena in a panel discussion. Almaeena is the former Editor-in-Chief of
Continue readingNew Era: Social Media Platforms and AI Challenging Mainstream Narrative
In 2017, I decided to solve a longtime mystery about my family. It led me to a controversial pastime that consumes thousands—and has changed untold lives. … Continue readingA Social Media Site For the Dead
“The real point I want to make is different. I’m interested in what this little episode reveals about the civic devolution of our public life.” … Continue readingWhat I Learned From a Bruising Few Days on Social Media
Alex Kantrowitz at Big Technology: The AI version of Elihay Vidal looks a lot like the man in real life. I watched him anchor a news broadcast last week and
Continue readingMeet the Editor Who Turned Himself Into an AI News Anchor
by Azfar Shakil, Toronto: The red color public telephone booth locally called “Phone Box” in England has been seen as British cultural icon. The original red “Phone Box” was designed
Arifa Noor at Dawn: As a journalist who has been slogging at it for decades, the talent and creativity of those who are using social media never ceases to amaze me. … Continue readingGalileo and the Pope
From Unlearning Economics Live: Dr Ingrid Kvangraven, a senior lecturer in International Development at King’s College London. Ingrid specializing in dependency theory, a branch of scholarship that emphases that poorer
Andrew Ross Sorkin in The New York Times Newsletter: The U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, called for a warning label for social media platforms in a Times Guest Essay, advising
Christopher K. Tong at The Conversation: A recent restructuring of China’s cyberforce and a document leak exposing the activities of Chinese tech firm i-Soon have shed some light on how
Nora McDonald at The Conversation: Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just
Continue readingWhat Social Media is Doing to Teenagers – New Study
Back in the Summer of 2020, one of my random thoughts–shaken and stirred by the so-called Covid-19 virus–and accentuated by social media (like the humming of flocks of birds), was