Meta tried to discredit researchers in one of Brazil's top universities who identified fraudulent ads in its platforms:
"Defaming scientists has become a global strategy of Big Techs in order to try to silence critics in universities."
"In the United States, the social network has gone as far as banning researchers from accessing data after they did something that displeased the company."
The federal #government is facing a dwindling window to #regulate the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in campaigns before the #2024election. The #FCC chair announced a plan last month to require #politicians to disclose #AI use in TV & radio #ads. But the prop is facing opposition from a #FEC top ofcl, which has been considering its own new rules on AI campaign use.
Microsoft starts testing #ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
Companies won't be happy until every inch of life is monetized with ads.
When my dad passed away in 2022, one gravestone company offered a 5% discount if we allowed them to put their imprint on the back, notating where the gravestone came from. I guess they wanted people who had new funerals to walk past and think "That's a nice tombstone. I'd liked something like that for [The person getting buried]" & see it https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128640/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-ads-app-recommendations
I'll be honest - it's happened in the past, but it's highly unlikely I'ma pay for a #subscription to your website, especially to read opinion pieces
But if you "tease" me with an article and jam the teaser full of #ads before asking more to sign up for said paid subscription, you can bet your sweet tuchus I'm not