[nonostantement #351] - wellness industry / surgeons & vr / you vs misinformation

Now with MORE evil chatbots!

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Hi everybody, my name is Joele, I am based in Barcelona but currently in Rome. I work with brands shaping their online content strategies. That’s why I am always on the Internet. While there I find interesting things, that I share in this email you are reading right now, every Sunday. It’s free.

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From “Matices de tu mirada”, by Maria Daniel Balcazar

#PEOPLE

• Can a Chatbot Named Daenerys Targaryen Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
  The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.

• Political fundraisers WinRed and ActBlue are taking millions of dollars in donations from elderly dementia patients to fuel their campaigns
  A CNN investigation reveals how deceptive political fundraising has misled hundreds of elderly Americans.

• The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick
  Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything

#TECH

• Why Surgeons Are Wearing The Apple Vision Pro
  More than 20 surgeries have recently been completed by headset-wearing surgeons at UC San Diego Health.

#SOCIALMEDIA

• Did That Song Go Viral on TikTok Organically — Or Was It Paid For?
  As many as “75% of popular songs on TikTok started with a creator marketing campaign,” guesses one major label marketer. Is that a problem?

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• Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST)
  Think you can beat misinformation? Try this comprehensive test of misinformation susceptibility.

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