In the debate around toxic Social Media, could BeReal offer a positive way forward? A reality check
As the Social Media responsibility and regulation debates rage on, one vendor CEO offers his firm's take on a very modern social crisis.
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The long and the short of IT - the week in digibytes
News items from this week that didn't make the cut for full analysis, but deserve an airing. This week, Altman under fire in a searing profile piece, AI's role as 'job killer' gets another boost, and how one retailer is tapping into TikTok Shop.
How Mumsnet is using AI to improve the lives of women without giving away its valuable data
MumsGPT has helped shine a light on medical misogyny, but site moderation will remain human.
Meta's bad day in court (2/2) - addiction by design as a deliberate growth strategy?
Meta and Alphabet's YouTube are guilty of engineering addiction into their products, according to an LA jury. Will this finally trigger regulatory action?
Meta's bad day in court (1/2) - safety last as platform provider ignored kids online interests in favor of growth, says New Mexico jury
In a landmark ruling, the State of New Mexico scored a major victory over Big Tech - and that's just the start!
The long and the short of IT - the week in digibytes
News from this week that didn't make the cut for full analysis, but deserve an airing. This week, AI-enabled baked goods, ongoing attempt to gain digital weight at WeightWatchers, and Meta's Captain Ahab has finally run aground over his Metaverse folly.
Leaving the Mad Men behind - how WPP's agentic platform play is shaping a new market pitch for an AI-enabled ad age
What would Don Draper have made of AI disruption? No matter. WPP CEO Cindy Rose is on the case.
How AI is 'terraforming' a new Grindr - the internal and external impact of a tech revolution in action
Grindr's AI ambitions have been no secret for a long time, but CEO George Arison can point to an increasing number of practical examples of benefits.
No, Prime Minister, emphatically no! Why the UK Government's ill-judged VPN clampdown plans smack of desperation and danger
'Something must be done!' - again. The UK has already rolled out its deeply flawed Online Safety Act. Time to move on to social media and VPN providers it seems...
Monday Morning Moan - Dirty Sánchez? Let's focus on the dirty war Social Media billionaires are waging about being told, ‘No!’
The Prime Minister of Spain has decided to do something about Social Media regulation. No, actually, genuinely do something! That's left certain billionaire egos feeling really pissed. Guess who?
Toxic Tuesday - the day the war of words around social media and AI regulation between the US and Europe hit a new low - as Musk screams victimisation on X!
A bad day for Elon Musk, but a worse one for the prospects of getting US/European regulatory rapprochement any closer to reality.
Why we - and the AI industry - need a day in court for social media platform providers before they break open their checkbooks
Social media platforms aren't going to regulate themselves. We should know that by now. And it seems unlikely that their AI counterparts will be any more receptive...
The AI spend goes on for Meta as CapEx estimates soar for 2026
It's not a time to pull back on investing in the future, argues CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
