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TikTokers are documenting — and monetizing — anti-government protests in Kenya

肯亞TikTok使用者正在記錄反政府抗議並從中獲利

Anti-government protests in Kenya have found a digital home on TikTok.
While creators are making money from livestreaming protests, protesters say the videos help them stay safe against police brutality.

✎ REST OF WORLD 科技媒體《Rest of world》｜20230802

AI comes for YouTube’s thumbnail industry

AI進軍YouTube縮圖產業

YouTube’s post-pandemic boom helped create a market for thumbnail designers. But AI tools have young and early career designers extremely anxious about their future.

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Meta to ask EU users’ permission to show targeted advertising

Meta將請求歐盟使用者同意其展示行為定向廣告

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company will stop harvesting audience data to create profiles for advertisers after regulatory rulings

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A Norwegian newspaper’s “transparency portal” aims to anticipate and answer reader questions about reporting

挪威報紙《Verdens Gang》創建透明度入口網站，旨在預先處理及回應讀者對報導內容有關的問題

Readers “have to see this again and again and again, I think, before you really make an impact.”

✎ TECH POLICY PRESS 非營利媒體《TECH POLICY PRESS》｜20230808

The Value of News Content to Google is Way More Than You Think

新聞內容對Google的價值遠超乎你的想像

Now, a new study finds that the value of news is far higher than policymakers or publishers think it is, at least on Google Search, which accounts for the majority of Google’s $280 billion annual revenue.

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