Patreon has continued on its crusade against algorithmic feeds with its latest State of Create report, a look at trends in the creator economy based on internal data, and it’s an effort creators can get behind. In its survey of 1,000 creators and 2,000 fans, the membership platform reported that 53% of creators think it […]
Study of TikTok, X ‘For You’ feeds in Germany finds far-right political bias ahead of federal elections
Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial far-right political bias in Germany ahead of a federal election that takes place Sunday, according to new research carried out by Global Witness. The non-government organization (NGO) undertook an analysis of social media content displayed to new users via algorithmically […]
Korean Couple Feeds Child Buldak Sauce And Soju, Faces Charges Of Child Abuse Resulting In Death
Emergency responders arrived at a multi-family home in Daejeon, South Korea after receiving a report that a 25-month-old girl had stopped breathing in the early hours of the morning. She was rushed to the hospital but didn’t survive. Hospital | E-Run News Prosecutors charged the parents, a couple in their 30s, with child abuse resulting […]
K-Pop Idol Feeds Are A Mess After Instagram Ratio Update
Instagram’s recent update of changing the feed ratio to 4:3 instead of its perfectly square post has frustrated users. | @eunwo.o_c/Instagram This longer style has caused extra space on the side, disrupting the overall balance of the feed. | @eunwo.o_c/Instagram In particular, K-Pop fans are not enjoying the size, as it has changed the aesthetically […]
Sub.club aims to fund the fediverse via premium feeds
A new service from the makers of the Mammoth app for Mastodon intends to bring the creator economy to the fediverse, also known as the open social web. Sub.club, launching on Thursday, will allow creators on Mastodon — a decentralized Twitter/X rival — to offer paid subscriptions and content by way of premium feeds. In […]