In this important episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay explains a new form of propagandistic manipulation.
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Instagram’s Your Algorithm lets users fine-tune LLM-powered recommendations from topics to moods, marking Adam Mosseri’s latest push for transparency. …
A man uses a cell phone in front of the German flag.
Google’s Preferred Sources feature gives readers a simple way to see more Europeans TODAY reporting in Google Search while keeping access to wider coverage.
A quiet conversation at the Kingsmead Book Fair became a reflection on shrinking attention spans, digital culture and the fragile future of reading
He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories. Once technology becomes the standard by which human beings are judged, it no longer serves human development; it begins to reshape society according to its own logic
We're being pushed into more conspiratorial thinking than the real conspiratorial situation warrants.
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Yes, minimal makeup is the clean girl aesthetic — but it's getting a major AI upgrade. In 2025, skin analysis apps, automated routines, and algorithm-driven recommendations are transforming how we achieve that 'effortless' glow. The irony? Looking naturally flawless now requires AI.
AI-powered matching algorithms are transforming how creators get paid by brands. YEET's platform uses data analysis and automation to connect influencers with campaigns instantly—no cold emails needed.
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When practitioners used the term “social media” to describe the internet tools that emerged in the mid-aughts, they were giving a name to the kinds of platforms and protocols that allowed people to socialize with friends and communities of interest by using digital technologies. Twenty years later, users of social media are far more likely to scroll than post – and the content that they consume…
These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows
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Definitely _not_ an exclusive. Been s thing for years now.
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