Facebook is putting machine learning to work to help speed up and prioritize content moderation. Previously, human reviewers dealt with most flagged posts chronologically, with AI relegated to spam and other low-priority jobs. Now, the social media giant’s AI systems are prioritizing possibly objectionable content by virality and threat level. Messages, photos and videos relating … Read more
Netflix has launched a linear service with a pre-programmed feed of TV shows, movies and other programming that is similar to an old-fashioned broadcast network. Called Direct, the option is aimed at Netflix users who are ‘lacking inspiration,’ the company said. Currently it’s only being offered in France, Netflix’s fifth largest market after the US, … Read more
Twitter will no longer block and remove hacked content and will instead label tweets after Republicans said they threatened to subpoena CEO Jack Dorsey for shutting down President Trump’s campaign account and blocking links to Biden Ukraine stories. The company’s Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead announced the policy changes on Thursday, saying the … Read more
French court backs news companies in landmark case against Google as they demand compensation from the billion dollar Silicon Valley giant for the copyrighted content it uses Paris appeals court ruled against Google and backed competition regulator Google had argued that it drives lucrative clicks to news sites it lists in searches But French press … Read more
Londoners are the least happy with their finances and have the worst ‘money wellness’ score in the country, according to a study. ‘Money wellness’ was ranked on a scale from 0-100 using a complicated aggregation index created by financial researchers. Those living in Yorkshire and the Humber were happiest ‘with their lot’ at an impressive … Read more
Veteran actress Noni Hazlehurst accuses TV networks of using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to slash local content quotas By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:14 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 05:17 BST, 30 September 2020 Noni Hazlehurst’s television career spans more than four decades. And the 67-year-old actress has blasted … Read more
Selena Gomez brought attention to racist content and misinformation on Facebook in a private message to Facebook executives shared on her Instagram Friday night. The 28-year-old Rainy Day In New York star shared a screenshot of her message to Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s chief operating officer, in her … Read more
Is this the end of Neighbours? Fears that local content quota changes could spell death for the residents of Ramsay Street after 35 years By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:24 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 03:29 BST, 3 September 2020 It’s the family favourite series which has graced the screens for … Read more
Stan secures landmark deal with NBC Universal as they enter multi-year exclusive content partnership By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:55 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 25 August 2020 Australian streaming platform Stan has secured a new content deal with global entertainment giant NBC Universal. The multi-year partnership, announced on Wednesday, will … Read more
Facebook has come under fire recently for allowing medical misinformation to run rampant on its platform and a new report finds it may be worse than previously believed. Non-profit group Avaaz found 84 percent of posts with false claims and advice have gone unlabeled to warn users of the misleading content. Not only did Facebook’s … Read more