Unfortunately, my primary and secondary education were entirely ACE. Nice to see some research confirming how poor the curriculum is in terms of science education. This article doesn't even touch on how horrendously it covers LGBT or social issues. news.sky.com/story/christia…

This Wednesday, we are hosting live stream of the launch of the Reuters Digital News Report (Ireland) 2023📰📲 To follow the launch live, join us on Zoom by registering here: tinyurl.com/ReutersReportI… #DNR23 #DNR2023 FuJo Reuters Institute

As we launch the Digital News Report Ireland today here are some of my thoughts on the impact of AI on the future of news. #DNR23 FuJo Coimisiún na Meán School of Comms DCU

How often do people get incorrect legal, financial or medical advise from chatbots? Defamatory content? Toxic or biased outputs? How often do bad actors use gen AI to create disinfo or CSAM? We don't know. The risks debate is happening in a data vacuum. knightcolumbia.org/blog/generativ…

In a statement today, @TwitterSafety defended Twitter’s recent record on antisemitism in the face of multiple reports evidencing a rise in antisemitism on the platform by claiming antisemitic slurs have decreased on Twitter since its acquisition. x.com/twittersafety/…

Very thankful for the opportunity to present our study at FEMM Committee Press today. I reiterated the potential the DSA holds in addressing gender based harms on social media and the need for strong monitoring and enforcement to ensure it reaches this potential.

🔥What is AI? Here is some fresh air from Kate Crawford:

Can I suggest this little change?

The use of the term "young male" has been banded about. It strikes me as dehumanising. Let's call it as it is, they're children, and the state has failed them. We use these terms to wash our hands of our responsibility for them.

If you wanna play with the #TikTok ad library, here it is: library.tiktok.com/ads If you are interested in Political Advertising on platforms, it's worth it. cc European Digital Media Observatory Kirsty Park Paula Gori

Thank you to the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services #ERGA for inviting Kirsty Park/EDMO Ireland Hub and Stephan Mündges/ German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory to present results from the CoP Monitor report to the subgroup on Countering Disinformation. edmohub.ie/index.php/edmo…

This important new resource launched today by the Anti Bullying Centre (ABC) authored by Dr. Fiona O'Rourke, Dr Catherine R. Baker and Darragh McCashin with panelists Dr. Kenny Doyle Men's Development Network and Jane McGarrigle Webwise antibullyingcentre.ie/wp-content/upl

📝SURVEY: Under the #DigitalServicesAct, vetted researchers will be able to access data from Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) & Search Engines (VLOSEs) to study systemic risks in the EU. We want to know your thoughts, researchers: cnam.ie/industry-and-p…