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Bye-bye TV-News: US-Wähler setzen auf Influencer statt auf Nachrichten
Eine Studie zeigt, wie rasant klassische Medien in den USA an Boden verlieren. Podcaster wie Joe Rogan und Late-Night-Talker übernehmen das Informationsmonopol.

How social media influencers have become a magnet for political campaigns and groups in the US that want to push their priorities without disclosures (Ken Bensinger/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/202…

Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?
Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.

As if the problem persists #i18nFails
i18nfails.1a23.studio/posts/as-if-the-problem-persists

As if the problem persists | i18n fails
Save it like you mean it, like you’re having problems all the time.

Ofcom fines 4chan £520K for OSA violations, including a £450K penalty for failing to implement age assurance checks, giving it until April 2 to implement them (Mizy Clifton/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-online-safety-regulator-f…

4chan hit with £450,000 UK fine over age checks
4chan has until 2 April to implement age assurance, carry out a “suitable and sufficient” illegal harms risk assessment, and rewrite its terms of service or face a daily penalty of £200.

Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo
Companies are realizing they can no longer simply promote themselves to potential customers. They have to win over the robots, too.
By Erin Griffith Ney York Times #AI #Chatbots

Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo
Companies are realizing they can no longer simply promote themselves to potential customers. They have to win over the robots, too.

I was involved in web development in the early days. (The 1990s!) It was fun, exciting, it was good. What ruined it was people who did not love the web getting involved. People who didn’t use the web like they loved it, people who didn’t understand it, people who cared more about money than the web.
The web got wrecked because we let too many assholes get involved & call the shots but it’s not too late. We can still take back the web for us. We can continue to build out the web we…

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings (Ali Winston/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/an-ice-firearms-trainer-was-involved-in-at-least-4-deadly-shootings/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260518/p100#a260518p100

KI-Update kompakt: Grok, Claude Opus 4.7, Robo-Blindenhund, KI-Influencer
Das „KI-Update“ liefert dreimal pro Woche eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
https://www.

Trump NRA snub fuels questions about key GOP ally's influence (Sarah Fortinsky/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837255-nra-influence-declines-trump-absent/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260418/p41#a260418p41

Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn't go that well (Matt Brown/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/crypto-ai-spending-illinois-election-influence-1dd012c903fe5092c4133b918ba4c088
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p66#a260318p66