[As the media world turns and twists]
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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES – SEPTEMBER 5, 2023  
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September 5, 2023
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_ As the media world turns and twists _

, Johnny Ryan

 

* Deepmind Co-Founder is Worried
* SAG-AFTRA Strike Expands to Video Games
* Broadband Subsidy is Threatened
* Africa: Sex, Lies and Social Media
* UN Cybercrime Treaty
* Canada Online Dilemma
* What Americans (Don’t) Know About Living Digital
* How Vice Became a Saudi Advertorial
* Robotaxi Havoc in San Francisco
* The Publishing Industry Has a New Nightmare

DEEPMIND CO-FOUNDER IS WORRIED
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By David Shariatmadari
The Guardian

Mustafa Suleyman is co-founder of the most advanced AI research
outfit in the world. From synthetic organisms to killer drones, he
talks about the mind-blowing potential of artificial intelligence, and
how we can still avoid catastrophe.

SAG-AFTRA STRIKE EXPANDS TO VIDEO GAMES
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By James Brizuela
Inside the Magic

SAG-AFTRA is full of actors participating in both films and shows, but
the video game industry has yet to join in the strikes. Thousands of
voice actors also lend their talent to video game companies, so it
makes perfect sense for them to strike for a fair deal to compensate
them adequately. SAG has now sent out strike authorizations to those
voice actors.

BROADBAND SUBSIDY IS THREATENED
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By Kavish Harjai
Associated Press

One of the features that President Joe Biden cited in his plan to
bring internet to every home and business in the United States by
2030 was affordability. But an important federal program established
to keep broadband costs down for low-income households is set to
expire next year.

AFRICA: SEX, LIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA
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France 24

Soon after Judy Kengo was sworn into office last year, the Kenyan
legislator faced her first public test when a doctored photo of a
lookalike kissing another woman surfaced online. There is growing
evidence of women across Africa facing online disinformation campaigns
aimed at discrediting their ambitions and forcing them out of
politics, experts say.

UN CYBERCRIME TREATY
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By Katitza Rodriguez
Electronic Frontier Foundation

A watershed moment for protecting users against unfettered government
surveillance is unfolding at the sixth session of negotiations to
formulate the UN Cybercrime Convention. Broadly scoped, ambiguous, and
nonspecific international cooperation measures with few conditions and
safeguards are simply a recipe for disaster that can put basic privacy
and free expression rights at risk.

CANADA ONLINE NEWS DILEMMA
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Al Jazeera

The Canadian government has put forward regulations outlining how it
plans to implement a contentious law that requires social media
giants to pay news organisations for content shared on their
platforms. The proposal came as Meta – the owner of Facebook and
Instagram – continues to enforce a news ban in Canada in response
to the legislation.

WHAT AMERICANS (DON’T) KNOW ABOUT LIVING DIGITAL
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By Olivia Sidoti and Emily A. Vogels
Pew Research Group

Digital literacy is widely seen as an essential skill. But
Americans’ understanding of digital topics varies notably depending
on the subject. For example, majorities of U.S. adults know what
cookies on websites do and can identify a secure password. Far fewer
can recognize an example of two-factor authentication – a
cybersecurity practice that makes signing into online accounts more
secure.

HOW VICE BECAME A SAUDI ADVERTORIAL
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By Simon Childs
Novara Media

The company has gone to great lengths to protect its business with
Saudi Arabia, which is investing in western media in order to buff its
image. Reportedly Vice has even played down security risks to LGBTQ+
staff working in the kingdom, while using vague security concerns as
“a shield” to stop the publication of critical articles about
Saudi.

ROBOTAXI HAVOC IN SAN FRANCISCO
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By Freddy Brewster
Jacobin

Driverless taxi companies Waymo and Cruise have long track records of
crashes, near misses, and interfering with emergency personnel. But
after spending nearly $2 million on lobbying in California, the
robotaxis have been given free rein in San Francisco.

THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY HAS A NEW NIGHTMARE
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By Alex Kirshner
Slate

Consolidation has long been the publishing industry’s buzziest, and
probably spookiest, existential threat. Simply put, there are not a
lot of big publishing competitors out there, and there are not a lot
of different ways for them or their authors to get those books in
front of people who might like to buy them. 

* Deepmind
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* Mustafa Suleyman
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* artificial intelligence
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* SAG-AFTRA
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* video games
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* broadband
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* Judy Kengo
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* social media
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* women's rights
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* United Nations
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* cybercrime
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* Canada
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* news
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* Meta
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* digital illiteracy
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* VICE
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* Saudi Arabia
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* Publishing Industry
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