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Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools
Published on 07/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company spokesperson said on Monday, denying access to tools that lawmakers have warned could turbo-charge the spread of election misinformation.
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Twitter's new path unclear as Musk says 'weeks' for banned accounts' return
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: The road ahead for Twitter remained as murky as ever after new owner Elon Musk said Wednesday that it could take weeks to reinstate banned accounts -- such as that of former US president Donald Trump.
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Hong Kong netizens lampoon government negotiators
AFP, Published on 22/10/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong government negotiators who sat down to crunch talks with student leaders have become figures of online derision with netizens mocking them as empty vases, garbage bins and Teletubbies.
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French online forums overflow with hate over Israel offensive
AFP, Published on 21/07/2014
» PARIS - The deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza has let loose an unprecedented wave of hate on media websites and social networks in France that moderators say they are struggling to contain.
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Pope Francis's online flock doubles on Twitter
AFP, Published on 04/04/2013
» Pope Francis's online flock has doubled from 2.5 million to 5 million Twitter followers in less than a month -- a third of the time it took his predecessor Benedict XVI to build up his following.
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Social media greet first pope picked in Twitter age
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» Three Latin words from the papal Twitter account announcing Pope Francis's election were re-tweeted en masse as millions online congratulated the new pontiff, though some raised questions about his relationship with the former military dictatorship in his native Argentina.
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Papal conclave: Ancient ritual and high-tech security
AFP, Published on 10/03/2013
» There will be no tweeting the results of the papal election from inside the secret conclave: cardinals withdrawing to choose a new pope enter a world apart where ancient ritual meets high-tech security.
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US takes its diplomacy digital
AFP, Published on 07/03/2013
» When John Kerry took to Twitter on his first day as US secretary of state, he joined an army of diplomats using social media to reach out and connect directly with people around the world.
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Kenya's geeks click away to ensure peaceful polls
AFP, Published on 27/01/2013
» Five years ago, a handful of bloggers invented a way to track -- and hopefully prevent -- bloody post-election violence that hit Kenya and claimed more than 1,100 lives.
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Twitter's year in review: elections, Olympics make a stir in 2012
AFP, Published on 12/12/2012
» Social networking site Twitter has published its year in review and some of its revelations, such as the most retweeted tweets or most debated subjects, may not come as much of a surprise, but others definitely will.
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