Category: Viral

Facebook is reportedly testing a ‘virality circuit breaker’ to stop misinformation

Post author By Randall
Post date August 21, 2020
Categories In algorithms, center for american progress, content moderation, content moderators, Facebook, fact check, gear, misinformation, News, Tech, Viral, virality circuit breaker

[ad_1] Facebook does share info about viral news articles with its fact-checking partners, but CAP suggests that Facebook’s own team take a look at especially viral content. That makes a lot of sense, and you might wonder why Facebook hasn’t had a virality circuit breaker all along. The pandemic and misinformation around COVID-19 have highlighted […]

Why are we obsessed with Instagram’s ‘What are you?’ filters?

Post author By Randall
Post date February 3, 2020
Categories In Art, creators, developers, Entertainment, filter, Instagram, Mobile, opinion, psychology, selfie, services, stories, Tech, Viral, what am i

[ad_1] It started off innocently enough: “What Disney princess are you?” “What Pokémon are you?” Then things got a bit more cerebral. “What’s your best quality?” “What should your New Year resolution be?” Then it got dark: “What’s your crippling anxiety?” And then it just got weird: “What type of hole are you?” The premise […]