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It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. In 2006, Facebook was facing something of a crisis. Its internal data suggested that for the first time since its launch two years earlier (as TheFacebook), the company had stopped growing. People weren’t joining, and existing users weren’t spending more time on the site. The solution co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and colleagues came up with, the News Feed, meant individual users’ homepages would be automatically updated with information tailored to them – in particular, new posts their Facebook friends had added. Up to then, users had to actively check their friends’ profiles to see what they were up to. Now, this information would automatically be sent to your homepage. With it, a new world of algorithmic interaction was born. It might seem quaint now, but for many Facebook users at the time, these changes felt like a violation of their privacy and trust.  » Read More

It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. In 2006, Facebook was facing something of a crisis. Its internal data suggested that for the first time since its launch two years earlier (as TheFacebook), the company had stopped growing. People weren't joining, and existing users weren't spending more time on the site. The solution co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and colleagues came up with, the News Feed, meant individual users' homepages would be automatically updated with information tailored to them – in particular, new posts their Facebook friends had added. Up to then, users had to actively check their friends' profiles to see what they were up to. Now, this information would automatically be sent to your homepage. With it, a new world of algorithmic interaction was born. It might seem quaint now, but for many Facebook users at the time, these changes felt like a violation of their privacy and trust.  » Read More

EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan is turning his FIFA World Cup show into a permanent series. The British journalist is launching the weekly series Football Uncensored , expanding a roster of YouTube shows that includes Piers Morgan Uncensored and The Royals Uncensored. Morgan will co-host Football Uncensored with Simon Jordan, the former owner of Premier League club Crystal Palace and TalkSport pundit. Episode one will premiere on Monday. Alongside John Terry, Morgan and Jordan hosted World Cup Uncensored over the summer, which Uncensored said scored 60M streams across all social platforms over its 12 episodes. Morgan said: “I can’t wait to kick off. Simon is a great sparring partner and we both love an on-air tear-up, so watch out for fireworks. But we are also passionate about football and we want everyone who shares that passion to be part of the Uncensored experience. Simply put, we aim to make Football Uncensored the most followed and most talked-about football debate show on the planet. Watch on Deadline “The response over the summer to our World Cup Uncensored show was phenomenal, with nearly a million views of our last episode, dwarfing any other online show audience during the tournament. We’ll carry on that momentum.”

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Australia's gen Z cohort is leading a retail revival, spending more time in-store than any age group. According to a new Snapchat survey of over 2,000 Australians, 44% of gen Z increased their visits to physical stores over the past 12 months, nearly double the national average, and spent more money in physical stores than a year ago. Snap Inc. ANZ managing director Ryan Ferguson said the research makes gen Z’s hunger for connection clear, and is powering a physical retail revival. “Their purchase decisions are fundamentally social,” Ryan explained at an event in Sydney on Thursday. “Products are discovered, validated, and celebrated in the group chat, and the store is where it all comes to life. “The brands that will win with this generation are not the ones optimising for the last click -- they’re the ones present throughout that conversation, from the first share to the final purchase." The study found gen Z is finding value in the social connection and shared experiences physical retail experiences can offer, with shopping centres a place to spend time with friends, explore products, and make decisions collectively. 76% of gen Zs in Australia reported shopping physically creates memories online shopping can’t replicate

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Australians could be given the option of opting out of powerful social media algorithms under new legislation cracking down on big tech, a minister said Monday. The draft law requiring a "digital duty of care" is expected to be introduced to Australia's parliament this week. It would require firms like Meta to give users the option of turning off algorithms that tailor recommendations to their personal taste. "A lot of Australians appreciate the algorithm, both for the enjoyment they get out of it or the utility they get out of it," Communications Minister Anika Wells told national broadcaster ABC. "A lot of Australians will want to choose the algorithm -- but we think that big tech should offer them the choice in the first place, and they should respect that choice." "We should give Australians more choice over what they should see on their feeds," she said. Social media firms have long faced scrutiny over their use of allegedly addictive algorithms and stand accused of directing users to sensational or extreme content to keep them scrolling. Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and