[nonostantement #381] - slop life / bluesky takeover / scamfluence
Now with more deepfaked stuff!
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Buongiorno, io sono Joele. And this is my weekly email I send every Sunday to my friends. It’s the place I use to collect all the best links I come across while being online all the time, because of my job. I help companies and institutions with their presence on the Internet.
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#PEOPLE
Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds
Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social mediaGoogle’s Veo 3 Is Already Deepfaking All of YouTube’s Most Smooth-Brained Content
Did someone order AI slop?Living the Slop Life
Slop videos. Slop bowls. Slop clothing hauls. When did we get so submerged in the slop-ified muck?What the hell are ppl doing?
Live-ish estimates based on global population dynamics & simulated day/night cyclesIf nothing is curated, how do we find things?
"It's times like these where an old-fashioned website would come in handy."
#SOCIALMEDIA
Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.
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How to Win Followers and Scamfluence People
Format Boy makes a living teaching Yahoo Boys, notorious West African scammers, how to use AI and deepfake technology to ensnare their next victims.
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