Google launches Web Guide, an AI-powered Search Labs experiment that organizes Google Search results by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the query
and Appease Critics Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : Google Search is learning how you think and results won't look the same anymore Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Google Expands AI Search So...
Google's AI Overviews, which a recent Pew study shows reduce clickthrough rates, are further eroding traffic to original publishers by linking to aggregators
Yesterday the Pew Research Center released a report based on the internet browsing activity of 900 U.S. adults which found …
A look at the quickly disappearing web, as digital decay and link rot erase all kinds of media; a Pew study says 38% of webpages accessible in 2013 are now gone
The internet is forever. But also, it isn't. What happens to our culture when websites start to vanish at random?
Snap launches new safety tools and resources for US educators, and says Snapchat has 20M+ US teen users; Pew says 51% of US teens used Snapchat daily in 2023
April Rubin / Axios :
A Pew survey of US adults finds ~38% support a federal TikTok ban, down from 50% in March 2023; Republicans' support of a ban dropped from 60% to 50%
A new Pew survey suggests that the Republican-led push to ban the app will face a huge challenge in persuading voters, many of whom use the app themselves
BeReal plans to add Behind the Scenes, an iOS Live Photo-style tool, and RealGroups, for smaller groups; Pew estimates 13% of US teens ages 13 to 17 use BeReal
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch :
Despite huge ad campaigns by crypto companies, a Pew survey of US adults shows those trading crypto has stayed flat at 16% from September 2021 to July 2022
The majority of Americans remain immune to the industry's sales pitches, Pew survey finds — Over the past year, crypto companies like FTX …
Survey of US adults: 42% took a break from Facebook for several weeks or more, 26% deleted app from their phone, 54% adjusted privacy settings in past 12 months
or breaking up with — Facebook Rachel Kaser / The Next Web : It turns out lots of people actually did #DeleteFacebook Aaron Smith / Pew Research Center : Many Facebook users don't understand how the s...
Fake stories flagged by two or more unpaid third-parties like Snopes and AP will get warning labels, lower ranking on News Feed, but will remain shareable
Not With Censorship, But With More Info Eric Abent / SlashGear : Here's Facebook's plan for fighting fake news Michael Krey / Investor's Business Daily : Facebook Ratchets Up Its Efforts To Block Fake...