Meta Agrees to Set Time Limits for Kids Using Instagram, Facebook in Major Legal Settlement
The tech giant is also calling on TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same policies. Source: THR
Snapchat Banning Entirely AI-Generated Videos From Its Spotlight Platform
As short-form digital video appears to be heading toward a wave of AI-generated slop, Snapchat is setting new ground rules for how that sort of content can exist on its platform moving forward. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/snapchat-bans-ai-generated-videos-spotlight-platform-1236660994/
Politics on Screen: How Audiovisual Media Became a Tool of Political Influence
Short videos, live broadcasts, dynamic clips, and memes distributed through TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have dictated not only the tone of recent campaigns but have also permanently reshaped the public identity of political leaders. Source: https://www.hercampus.com/school/casper-libero/politics-on-screen-how-audiovisual-media-became-a-tool-of-political-influence/
Britain unveils sweeping ban on social media for under-16s
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a sweeping ban on social media use for those under 16, joining other countries around the world seeking to protect children online. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-social-media-restrictions-rcna350037
This Gen Z film distributor is using influencer events to get his peers going to the movies
Gen Z isn’t giving up on movie theaters, and one scrappy indie distributor is betting social media and IRL experiences can prove it. Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91534387/this-gen-z-film-distributor-is-using-influencer-events-to-get-his-peers-going-to-the-movies
Swarms of Termite Moviemakers Have Made Cinema More Personal
This convergence has been in progress for a while. But it crystallized with the announcement last year that YouTube, long associated with phones and laptops, had surpassed Disney to become the company with the most U.S. viewers on television sets. … Continued