Meta owning 2 of top-3 social media but TikTok fastest growing
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TikTok – stands out for growth of its user base. 33% say they use platform, up 12 percentage points from 2021. Meta owns two of the top three social media:
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News avoidance a challenge in 2024 that is a big election year
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News avoidance is one of the biggest challenges for news publishers. An increasing number of citizens don’t think it’s worth spending time and money on traditional news publishers. Study after
EU parliament wants legal framework for streaming music industry and European quotas
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The European Union needs a legal framework to make the music streaming sector fair and sustainable, and to promote cultural diversity. In a resolution adopted by 532 votes to 61
Search Generative Experience to change how people find the news
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2024 will be the year when Search Generative Experiences (SGE) will start to roll out across the internet. Along with AI-driven chatbots this will offer people a faster and more
The biggest news stories 2023
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“Friends” star Matthew Perry’s death as reported by the Los Angeles Times was the “most engaging” digital stories 2023, according to Chartbeat that measures internet traffic for publishers. The top
Agreement reached on European media law including use of spyware
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An agreement on the European Media Freedom Act was reached between the European Parliament and governments in the European Council shortly before the Christmas holiday. The new law includes rules
Meta criticized for removing graphic videos related to Israel-Hamas
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Meta’s Oversight Board has changed the company’s decision to remove graphic content from the Israel-Hamas war. In two cases, the Board overturned Meta’s original decision to remove the content from
AI-written news summaries produced by Springer and OpenAI
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A service with GenAI produced news summaries has been announced by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and publisher Springer. The AI tool will produce news summaries based on content from Springer’s media brands
More journalists killed in war zones than in peace zones for first time in five years
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In 2023, a total of 45 journalists were killed in connection with their work, 16 fewer than in 2022 despite the war in the Middle East, a report from Reporters
Half of teenagers say they use internet “almost constantly”
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Nearly half of teens say they use the internet “almost constantly” which is roughly double the 24% who said so 2014-2015. Overall, more than nine-in-ten say they use the internet