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Image: Kon Karampelas Facebook global head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher has detailed the new disinformation paradigm his platform is battling, with an influx of adversaries using public relations or marketing firms to do their bidding.Gleicher told the Select Committee on Foreign Interference Through Social Media that, last October, Facebook removed a network that was linked to marketing firms based in the UAE, Nigeria, and Egypt. The network targeted public debate around the world, primarily in the Middle East and Africa, but with some focus in Australia." an increasing use of marketing firms or PR agencies that are essentially running disinfo-for-hire businesses: You hire them and they run your disinformation campaign," he said on Friday morning. "We've seen these around the world, we've seen a couple of them as far back as 2018 … but we've seen more use of them lately."See also: Countering foreign interference and social media misinformation in AustraliaGleicher said Facebook has seen this approach play out in two ways,  » Read More

ACA International members, staff and accounts receivable management (ARM) industry professionals reunited for the 2021 Convention & Expo July 28-30 in Las Vegas to learn together, network and reflect on the last year.Many of the more than 700 attendees at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas expressed excitement to be back together for the event, which was held virtually last year along with ACA’s other conferences after the 2020 Spring Forum & Expo.Before flying to Vegas, where she spoke during a session on negotiations, ACA’s Director of Education Kelli Krueger posted on LinkedIn:“I am looking forward to presenting at #ACACONV21 on one of my favorite topics with one of my favorite speakers Dennis J. Barton III.”Nathan Willner, government affairs officer at National Creditors Bar Association and a speaker during a members-only legal education session, Enforcement by the CFPB and FTC: What You Need to Know to Prepare for the Future, shared during day two of convention, “It is said, if everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. All segments of our industry are collaboratively represented at ACA’s 2021 Convention. We are fortunate to have such talented industry advocacy professionals working together to move our industry forward.”Vendors and Innovation Stage presenters…

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard and TrueHoop founder Henry Abbott engaged in a war of words on Twitter today. The foundation of the beef was a pair of stories in which Abbott discussed Lillard’s status with the Blazers, citing sources who claimed that Lillard was nearing the point of demanding a trade out of Portland. The first story appeared on July 16th, a piece in which Abbott chronicled Lillard’s topsy-turvy season and suggested a trade demand could be imminent. Lillard refuted that claim in a press conference soon after, but also stated that his future with the team was undecided. On July 27th, Abbott published a follow-up, again citing sources, this time from a Team USA dinner in which Lillard reportedly talked about his desires for the future and Portland’s inability to meet them so far. The article claimed that Lillard was willing to follow in the footsteps of fellow superstar James Harden, who forced his way out of the Houston Rockets organization last season. Lillard responded on Twitter that the speculation was “getting out of hand”. With the preliminaries out of the way, the two NBA luminaries went at each other directly on Twitter today. Abbott made the…

Frozen meat company Steak-umm fired off a tweetstorm Thursday about, in part, misinformation. It also posted about cultural polarization, media literacy, and other topics. The likes of Facebook and Twitter, tasked with policing false info, could take a cue from Steak-umm's insight. Loading Something is loading. The most recent lesson on misinformation came from an unlikely teacher: the frozen meat company, Steak-umm. And Facebook, Twitter, and Google should take notes.The Pennsylvania-based brand on Thursday posted a "beefy thread" on Twitter about "societal distrust in experts and institutions, the rise of misinformation, cultural polarization, and how to work toward some semblance of mutually agreed upon information before we splinter into irreconcilable realities."Steak-umm said "one universal goal everyone should prioritize is getting people from across the ideological spectrum closer to the same reality of baseline facts and evidence," a difficult feat given in part the expansive nature of online platforms and "people's access to infinite information."The company also said there can be shortcomings with experts and institutions, but that doesn't make "fringe sources equally credible or trustworthy." Steak-umm didn't name any names in its thread, but the challenges it discussed have been faced by Facebook, Google, and Twitter for years.  Things have…

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate preacher Rick Wiles has announced that he’s launching the social media platform of your racist, homophobic uncle’s dreams: GODtribe.  The right-wing pundit, TruNews host, and conspiracy theory peddler told his audience last week that he intends to debut the site on an upcoming episode of the program. His intent: to create a safe place where straight white Christian men can congregate and feel safe from being “feminized, criticized, or called racist.” “Because especially here in America, a lot of young men feel like they’re under attack, and they are under attack,” he explained. “The culture warriors in this country are breaking down traditions, morals, family structure, they’ve been doing this for decades. They are aiming their guns at young men. They want to feminize them. They want to demonize them. They want to criminalize them. They want to, you know, depress them, so that they will not act like the men that God created them to be.” Of course, Wiles also took the opportunity to further disparage the transgender community.  » Read More

Clubhouse has announced that it will be undergoing a rebranding due to brand confusion with the other Clubhouse. The company that operates its website on the Clubhouse.io domain name announced that it will be rebranding as Shortcut. The company appears to have been able to acquire Shortcut.com in advance of the rebranding news (Whois is private, so I can not independently confirm). Clubhouse announced the news today on Twitter: Read all about the new name change: https://t.co/PRLnvbkWFK — Clubhouse (soon to be Shortcut) (@clubhouseio) July 29, 2021 I think it is pretty obvious why Clubhouse.io is changing its name to Shortcut. Another company called Clubhouse has quickly become the more well-known Clubhouse, as the company explained in today’s blog post announcing the forthcoming change: “For many of you, the reason for this is probably pretty obvious. The Clubhouse Audio App became so big so fast that we couldn’t possibly hope to forever maintain our own brand standing in the face of their popularity.” The chat app,  » Read More

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Snapchat is evolving how users can view Bitmojis on the app, allowing all to view 3D versions of their creations on the friendship profile. These new Bitmojis can be customized extensively with over 1,200 new body poses, facial expressions, gestures, and backgrounds so you can get a perfect doppelganger that peeps will be able to recognize even from miles away. Users will also see enhanced details on their Bitmoji avatars, such as “clothing textures and unique embellishments from their favorite fashion labels”. For instance, Snapchat users will be able to see how their earrings shine. Along with this, another cool new feature was released called My Places. It essentially lets Snapchatters discover more than 30 million businesses, log their favorite local spots, and even find personalized recommendations. But we won’t be talking about that here. Anyway, the new 3D Bitmoji, as with every major change, has provoked mixed reactions from those who have received the update till now. There’s a set of peeps that are totally digging the new look, calling the 3D visuals an eye-candy and something that make their Bitmojis appear more realistic and appealing. The new Snapchat update is not bad, your Bitmoji just ugly Source Oooo…

Eyes, money and renewed interest have poured into the Alzheimer's space in the past seven weeks following the FDA's controversial green light for Biogen's drug Aduhelm. But Annovis Bio thinks the specific interest in its company is due to data on its own AD treatment hopeful, which improves cognition by 30% in 25 days.  The biotech said Wednesday that its oral drug, being tested in both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease patients, normalized biomarkers in phase 2a studies. The level of neurotoxic proteins were normalized, meaning they came down, axonal health was restored, inflammation was lowered and neurofilament light was also lowered, said CEO Maria Maccecchini, Ph.D., in an interview with Fierce Biotech.  RELATED: Biogen's Aduhelm win opened up market frenzy for Alzheimer's-focused companies The data, presented Wednesday night at the 2021 Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Denver, adds to the positive results that the biotech released in May. Improving cognition At that time, Annovis said the drug, dubbed ANVS401, improved cognition by 4.4 points for a statistically significant improvement of 30% after 25 days, based on the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale–Cognitive Subscale 11.  In early June, Annovis also said AD and PD patients in the phase 2a study showed a statistically significant increase of 23% to…