THEFEDERALIST (Liana Graham) - How The Instagram Algorithm Psy-Ops You Into Staying Single For Life
Social media pushes trends that market the feminist lifestyle while concealing its costs.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Google's AI Overviews put out millions of lies an hour, report suggests
Google's AI Overviews are inaccurate about 1 in 10 times, according to an analysis by AI startup Oumi.
THEFEDERALIST (Julianna Frieman) - How The Algorithm Stripped The Soul Out Of Songwriting
Instead of being consumed in its entirety, a song fragment must typically succeed on social media before listeners seek out the full track.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Meta and YouTube at Fault for Social Media Addiction, Jury Finds
State of the Union: The social media companies will be on the hook for millions in damages. The post Meta and YouTube at Fault for Social Media Addiction, Jury Finds appeared first on The American Conservative .
A Los Angeles jury delivered a landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube, finding that the companies knowingly designed addictive platforms that harmed a young woman’s mental health after she began using them as a child. Kaley (her last name has been withheld from public filings for privacy), now 20, was awarded $3 million, with jurors assigning 70 percent of the blame to Meta and 30 percent to YouTube. Punitive damages are still pending and could raise the total sharply. The decision could impact hundreds of similar lawsuits moving through U.S. courts. Meta said it “respectfully” disagreed and is weighing its legal options, while Google said it plans to appeal, arguing YouTube is a “responsibly built streaming platform.” …Open
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - LA Jury Finds Google, Meta Liable for Their Addictive Apps, Young Woman Gets Millions
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
The jury in the Los Angeles Superior Court determined $3 million in damages
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Google Maps Subtracts Hour From Travel Time After Realizing Dad Driving
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google announced an update for its popular Google Maps application that would automatically subtract an hour from travel time if it knows a dad is driving.
STONEZONE (Christopher F. Rufo) - In the Swirl of Rage and Paranoia
America has seen a spate of political assassination. What does it mean, and how should we respond? You might have missed the headline, but there’s been another assassination attempt against President Trump. This time, a deranged 21-year-old man named Austin Martin tried to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas canister. The Secret […] The post In the Swirl of Rage and Paranoia appeared first on StoneZone .
America has seen a spate of political assassination. What does it mean, and how should we respond? You might have missed the headline, but there’s been another assassination attempt against President Trump. This time, a deranged 21-year-old man named Austin Martin tried to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas canister. The Secret Service killed him. The story would have dominated the headlines during any other period in American history, but in this instance, it seems to have passed through the discourse without much of a blip. Are we becoming desensitized to assassination culture, and if so, where does that leave us? What does the gradual normalization of conspiracy-driven violence mean for the future? The evidence suggests…Open
DAILYCALLER (Daily Caller Staff) - Eric Hargan Says Kennedy’s Tech Team Won’t Be ‘Scared’ Of AI In Healthcare
'Personnel is policy'
NEWSNATIONNOW (KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press) - Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media
The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.