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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES — JUNE 25, 2024
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_ Can artificial intelligence destroy the climate? _
, Walt Handelsman
* Washpost Washout
* Neo-Nazis are All-In on AI
* Meta and TikTok Curbing Abortion-Related Content
* Fixing Election Night Coverage in the UK
* AI Energy Usage
* Tracking Digital Dopamine
* Social Media Backlash Against Islamophobic Film
* Big Illegal Streaming Service Bust
* Twitter Alternatives
* The Smearing of Maha Husseini
WASHPOST WASHOUT
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By David Folkenflik
NPR
Beset by crisis, _Washington Post_ Chief Executive and Publisher
Will Lewis' pick to be its lead editor, Robert Winnett, has withdrawn
from the job as Lewis seeks to salvage his own tenure at the
newspaper. The ethical records of both men have come under withering
scrutiny in recent days.
NEO-NAZIS ALL-IN ON AI
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By David Gilbert
Wired
Extremists are developing their own hateful AIs to supercharge
radicalization and fundraising—and are now using the tech to make
weapon blueprints and bombs. And it’s going to get worse.
META AND TIKTOK CURBING ABORTION-RELATED CONTENT
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By Amnesty International
Since the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning _Roe v.
Wade, _major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram,
and TikTok, have removed abortion-related content, including how to
access abortion care.
FIXING ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE IN THE UK
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By Patrick Dunleavy
London School of Economics
We are days away from the PR blitz by the BBC, ITV, and SKY about how
their Election Night offerings will be bigger, better, glitzier than
ever. But the truth is that all three are wedded to a format that has
not changed substantially since the 1970s and will yet again produce
some of the most boring and pointless television moments.
AI ENERGY USAGE
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By Lois Partly
Jacobin
While the mass adoption of AI has transformed digital life seemingly
overnight, regulators have fallen asleep on the job in curtailing AI
data centers’ drain on energy and water resources.
TRACKING DIGITAL DOPAMINE
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By Sarah Perez
TechCrunch
As the U.S. Surgeon General is calling for a warning label on social
media sites, similar to those found on tobacco products, one startup
is launching a set of new tools that put the power to fight app
addiction into users’ own hands.
Social Media Backlash Against Islamophobic Film
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By Noor El-Terk
Middle East Eye
_Trigger Warning_, a new action film, was released on Netflix last
week. It marked. But many viewers who flocked to see Jessica Alba's
return to the screen accuse the filmmakers of reinforcing anti-Arab
and anti-Muslim tropes and normalising the killing of Arabs.
BIG ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICE BUST
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By Todd Spangler
Variety
Five men were convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas this week for
their part in operating Jetflicks, which officials say was one of the
largest illegal streaming services in the U.S. At one point,
Jetflicks claimed to host more than 183,200 TV episodes — a lineup
larger than the combined catalogs of Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Amazon
Prime Video, according to prosecutors.
TWITTER ALTERNATIVES
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By Rory Mir and Ross Schulman
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The ongoing Twitter exodus sparked life into a new way of doing social
media. Instead of a handful of platforms trying to control your life
online, people are reclaiming control by building more open and
empowering approaches to social media. Each is distinct, but their
differences can be hard to understand as they’re rooted in their
different technical approaches.
THE SMEARING OF MAHA HUSSEINI
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By Middle East Eye
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has been condemned
for withdrawing its Courage in Journalism Award from Palestinian
journalist Maha Hussaini, who is reporting from the war-torn Gaza
Strip. Following allegations made by conservative US publication
the Washington Free Beacon, the IWMF said it was rescinding the
award.
* The Washington Post
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* artificial intelligence
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* neo-nazism
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* abortion
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* Meta
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* Jetflicks
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* UK
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* election night coverage
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* Energy
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* Climate
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* US Surgeon General
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* media addiction
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* social media
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* Threads
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* Mastodon
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* Bluesky
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* Palestine
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* Maha Husseini
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* International Women's Media Foundation
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* roots
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* Trigger Warning
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* Islamophobia
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