Recent major investments prove that the Internet is not only about protocols and faster telecommunication infrastructures. Soon we are going to experience a totally new paradigm of the internet. Silicon Valley made a strong bet, that the next-generation Internet should be underpinned by Virtual Reality technologies and will be built by the gaming industry. Epic…
American court dismisses lack of diversity allegations against Facebook On March 22, 2021, a California federal magistrate judge granted Facebook’s motion to dismiss a shareholder class action arising out of an alleged lack of diversity on Facebook Inc.’s Board and other alleged discriminatory practices. Since July 2020, activist investors have filed a number of lawsuits…
What’s new about the new app club? Clubhouse, the social networking app, has gained popularity for letting people gather in audio chat rooms to talk about various issues. Hearing a lot about Clubhouse lately partially falls on the tech leaders of the day. For the greatest satisfaction of the tech exalted audience Elon Musk and…
Social Media business goes VR According to a recent UploadVR article, almost 20% of Facebook employees (around 10 thousand people) work exclusively on VR/AR/XR technologies now. The authors point out that Facebook’s Oculus division responsible for VR significantly increased the company’s non-advertising revenue from $346 in 2019 up to $885 million in the last three…
On 3 March 2021, the Media4Europe Summit gathered media convergence stakeholders around discussion on the future of news, journalism and classic media in Europe. Some of the major issues discussed included rapidly falling advertising revenue and subscriptions to mainstream media which are facing strong competition from online media. That problem has been particularly elevated in…
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ): Take part in the revision of UNESCO’s Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media In 2012, UNESCO published its first Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) to “contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in and through media of all forms, irrespective of the technology used”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is in charge…
Microsoft and Convergent Media Approach – Ignite Day I – all-in-Immersive-VR event Today COMPACT joined the event organised by another tech giant who made an important step toward convergent media. Microsoft followed the example of the Facebook Connect VR conference and organised an event entirely all-in-Immersive-VR on March 2nd, using their AltspaceVR platform. Microsoft CEO…
Microsoft CEO Speaks at an event organised entirely in VR Microsoft’s largest gathering of technology leaders and practitioners is kicking off in AltspaceVR. Join us for a one-of-a-kind event featuring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Mixed Reality Technical Fellow Alex Kipman and get a front row seat to Microsoft’s vision for the future of Mixed…
On 18th February 2021 NUIG, Ireland, and Mediaframe, UK will be hosting an online event titled: “Social media convergence: The importance of influence on independent content creators”. Our guest will be Molly Babington, a graduate student from Escape Studios, London. Molly will be interviewed by Iliana Franklin, her lead tutor in MA Storyboarding and Previsualization…
Clubhouse and Misinformation over voice? The new arrival in the social media scene – Clubhouse, iOS-exclusive all-voice app, has been gaining popularity recently. The increased interest is elevated by celebrities and big-tech representatives making apparitions on the platform. The limited availability (only iOS) and invited-only access policy give extra exclusivity to that novel platform. The…
In December 2020, more attention in media has been given to voices speaking against Tech Giants practices that are perceived to create closed, monopolised systems for advertising channels. Specifically, in the ad pipeline questioned, a large tech party is a representative for users as well as for businesses which try to sell their products. In…
Regulating human rights violations in business Over the past years, the issue of the risks business poses for human rights has gained considerable prominence. High-profile litigation in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the Netherlands is an example that human rights breaches carry increasing business and legal risks which require adequate regulation. In addition,…
On the 21st of Jan 2021 we invite all of you to join our grand aligning of cyberspace during The Broken Internet Symposium. The event will start at 4PM CET and conclude at 6:30 PM. TBIS will be structured as follows: 4:00 PM – Introduction and Agenda Setting 4:05 PM – Presentations by Speakers 4:15…
What could the world expect from the approaching 2021 while the COVID 19 pandemic is still at its height? Taylor Wessing, a global law firm that serves the world’s most innovative people and businesses and has a history since 1788 states its predictions for 2021. 1. World pandemic will be overcome with the help of…
After lengthy negotiations to settle the differences between the Senate and the Congress bills, finally the US Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act was passed by unanimous consent. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act focuses on increasing the security of federal devices with standards provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and…
CEE digital future: a new report by CMS Recently the CMS company has published an interesting survey that spans 18 countries across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and features the region‘s digital achievements together with the risks, opportunities and expectations about the CEE’s digital future. Ranked as a Top 10 Global Law Firm, CMS is…
TikTok: the clock of the administrative measures is ticking Amidst the US-Chinese technological war, recent skirmishes around TikTok have gained particular momentum. The Chinese-owned TikTok is under pressure from President Donald Trump to sell its US operations or face a ban. While companies including Microsoft, Walmart, and Oracle were reportedly bidding to buy TikTok, the…
Influencers on social media Among all other impacts social media networks have profoundly changed the way in which marketing information is used and disseminated to promote products and services. In particular, social networks have contributed to the rise of social media influencers establishing advertising practices among significant media audience. The influencer profession becomes more and…
5G development and deployment: the latest news until November 2020 The Clean Network Strategy: Europe is split The Clean Network strategy, which was invented by Trump to fight China's technological invasion caused controversial reactions of European countries. The rationale behind the strategy is that the US considers the 5G network “unclean” because it bears too…
Cybersecurity: cases and policies Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and often undetected. That is why cybersecurity measures are intensely discussed in connection to specific cases and policies in any part of the globe. According to the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) investigation and report, on July 15, 2020, a 17-year old…
A new controversial Internet law in Turkey The Law on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts in Turkey has been recently amended and has entered into force on 1 October 2020. Turkish authorities have justified the change in legislation by the peculiarities of social networks’ communication. Social networks…
Public consultation on the Guidelines on the targeting of social media users (Guidelines) The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently launched public consultation on the Guidelines on the targeting of social media users. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent European body competent to contribute to the consistent application of data protection…
Open data and COVID crisis Following the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, countries across the world have adapted to a new sense of normal. To continue combating the proliferation of the pandemic, societies have been utilising data to inform policy makers and create applications and services. In conformity with these efforts, the European Data…
An Exploratory Study of Global and Legal Discourses on Social Media Regulation Andrej Skolkay – School of Communication and Media (Slovakia)
Facebook’s EU-US data transfer mechanism ‘cannot be used’, Irish regulator says (Reuters) – The key mechanism used by Facebook to transfer data from the European Union to the United States “cannot in practice be used” for such transfers, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, Facebook said on Wednesday. The U.S. social media giant said in…
Microsoft releases new technology to combat manipulated media Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out two new technologies aimed at identifying and combatting the influence of manipulated media. One, the Microsoft Video Authenticator, can analyze photos and videos and give a percentage chance that they have been artificially changed, the company said in a blog post. The other…
On behalf of the organizing team it is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the upcoming Regional symposium titled: “SOCIAL MEDIA, FAKE NEWS AND CYBERSECURITY” The regional COMPACT symposium is taking place at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Library Building, 2nd Floor, Room Exposições) in Lisbon, on 20.02.2020 Program:
On behalf of the organizing team it is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the upcoming Regional symposium titled: “Disinformation, Media Literacy and Social Media Regulation” The regional COMPACT symposium is taking place at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Isaiah Berlin auditorium (Lauvas street 4, Riga, Latvia), on 10 December 2019.…