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Hundreds of TikTok UK moderator jobs at risk despite new online safety rules
Cuts in trust and safety team part of switch towards artificial intelligence by social media app TikTok has put hundreds of UK content moderators’ jobs at risk, even as tighter rules come into effect to stop the spread of harmful material online. The viral video app said several hundred jobs in its trust and safety…
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Hundreds of TikTok UK moderator jobs at risk despite new online safety rules
Cuts in trust and safety team part of switch towards artificial intelligence by social media app TikTok has put hundreds of UK content moderators’ jobs at risk, even as tighter rules come into effect to stop the spread of harmful material online. The viral video app said several hundred jobs in its trust and safety…
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OnlyFans owner paid $701m in dividends as platform readies for potential sale
Streaming platform known for subscription-based adult content reports $1.4bn revenue and rising usage The owner of OnlyFans was paid $701m (£523m) in dividends last year as the subscription service best known for offering adult content positions itself for a potential multibillion-dollar sale. The payment to Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American entrepreneur behind the streaming platform, adds…
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OnlyFans owner paid $701m in dividends as platform readies for potential sale
Streaming platform known for subscription-based adult content reports $1.4bn revenue and rising usage The owner of OnlyFans was paid $701m (£523m) in dividends last year as the subscription service best known for offering adult content positions itself for a potential multibillion-dollar sale. The payment to Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American entrepreneur behind the streaming platform, adds…
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OnlyFans owner paid $701m in dividends as platform readies for potential sale
Streaming platform known for subscription-based adult content reports $1.4bn revenue and rising usage The owner of OnlyFans was paid a record $701m (£523m) in dividends last year as the subscription service best known for offering adult content positions itself for a potential multibillion-dollar sale. The payment to Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American entrepreneur behind the streaming…
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AI is bigger than the smartphone
Twenty years ago, four critical things happened: cloud computing became mainstream; the smartphone was launched; Satoshi Nakamoto released the bitcoin whitepaper; and the global financial crisis killed all trust in traditional financial institutions. All of these things pretty much happened at the same time. Twenty years later, a multi-trillion dollar world has appeared on the……
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OnlyFans owner paid $701m in dividends as platform readies for potential sale
Streaming platform known for subscription-based adult content reports $1.4bn revenue and rising usage The owner of OnlyFans was paid $701m (£523m) in dividends last year as the streaming platform best known for offering adult content readies for a potential multibillion-dollar sale. The UK-based company, which offers a range of subscription-based content from sex workers and…
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‘Proxy war’ – Turkish TikTok makeup row exposes tensions with German diaspora
When an influencer mocked the makeup of Turkish German women, the ensuing debate reopened old wounds It all began when Meri, a TikTok influencer from Turkey, mocked the makeup of Turkish women living in Germany. They were, she claimed, instantly recognisable by their bronzer, thick blush, false eyelashes and plumped lips. And the look favoured…
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WTF is AI ‘grounding’ licensing, and why do publishers say it matters over training deals?
AI training licensing deals are starting to feel like yesterday’s news as publishers and platforms focus on more dynamic, usage-based models. Rather than the initial training deals that formed the backbone of AI licensing partnerships between AI platforms and news publishers, recent deals have forged around different parameters: what many in the industry refer to…
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‘Proxy war’ – Turkish TikTok makeup row exposes tensions with German diaspora
When an influencer mocked the makeup of Turkish German women, the ensuing debate reopened old wounds It all began when Meri, a TikTok influencer from Turkey, mocked the makeup of Turkish women living in Germany. They were, she claimed, instantly recognisable by their bronzer, thick blush, false eyelashes and plumped lips. And the look favoured…