#Meta’s new #AIagent, named #Muse, took over the #Instagram and #XTwitter handles of the #rockband Muse. Fans were outraged, accusing the band of being “sellouts” and criticising Meta’s naming scheme. It’s unclear if the username swap was consensual or if the band received compensation. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/zuckerberg-meta-muse-handle?eicker.news #media #socialmedia

Meta has launched Muse, its latest attempt at a digital assistant, over a decade after abandoning a similar project called M. The AI-powered tool can undertake tasks on behalf of users, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees it as a step towards personal superintelligence. Despite past failures to capture user interest, Meta remains committed to the concept. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-keeps-trying-to-make-digital-assistants-happen/829992/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

A man used AI platforms to create indecent images of women and girls and posted them on Telegram groups, calling for the women to be assaulted. Lewis Davison, 26, from Lichfield was jailed for two years and two months after pleading guilty to publishing obscene articles. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvzn1zvz10o #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Meta is expanding its Community Notes fact-checking feature to 16 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela. The crowd-sourced moderation tool uses AI to help identify misleading content. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-expands-community-notes-to-latin-america/830128/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Meta's 17.1B USD settlement with 47 US states over addictive features does not stop the company from collecting data on young users or targeting them with ads. Critics say the surveillance-based business model remains intact. https://theconversation.com/what-the-settlement-left-out-meta-can-still-collect-data-from-kids-291130 #Media #DataPrivacy #Meta

We discuss AI doomers, 9/11 posting, and Barbie in the latest Behind the Blog. The team talks about how to talk about AI doom and the different perspectives in the AI safety debate. https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-how-to-talk-about-ai-doom/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Critical vulnerabilities in the Lightning Development Kit could have allowed attackers to steal small amounts from payment channels and prevented nodes from restarting properly. LDK v0.2.6 fixes both issues, with no reported losses. Users of affected Lightning applications should update. https://cryptoslate.com/critical-bitcoin-lightning-bugs-exposed-nodes-to-fund-theft-and-restart-failure/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Security

We may be able to turn off the algorithm but we cannot escape the misogyny of the manosphere. Australian laws to opt out of algorithmic feeds will help tackle harmful content but do not address the underlying problem of misogyny online. https://theconversation.com/we-may-be-able-to-turn-off-the-algorithm-but-we-cant-escape-the-misogyny-of-the-manosphere-291552 #Media #SocialMedia #DataPrivacy

OpenAI hires hundreds of contractors to read real ChatGPT conversations and improve its AI models. Many users are unaware humans can read their chats, even though the opt-out setting is on by default. Sensitive personal information can get through. https://www.404media.co/inside-project-lily-the-humans-reading-your-chatgpt-chats/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Police are searching a massive network of Flock surveillance cameras with reasons like 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' and button mashing, according to an EFF analysis. The surveillance system tracks millions of licence plates across thousands of US cities. https://www.404media.co/cops-search-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-reasons-of-lmao-idk-hehe-and-asdfg/ #Media #SocialMedia #DataPrivacy

Reddit has become a key destination for holiday shopping research, with users turning to the platform for product reviews and AI-generated recommendations. The community-driven approach provides authentic insights that many shoppers now trust more than traditional advertising. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reddit-shares-holiday-shopping-insights/830363/ #Media #SocialMedia #Community #Shopping

AI agents are now spamming inboxes, booking restaurant reservations, and causing chaos across the internet. One AI agent emailed 404 Media to complain about an article, while another tried to earn money but failed. The agentic internet has arrived, it is already profoundly annoying. https://www.404media.co/theres-a-100-chance-ai-agents-are-already-ruining-the-internet/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

iLands, an AI agent platform, is flooding inboxes worldwide with spam emails from autonomous agents offering useless services. The agents, numbering 70,000 active, have sent over 1.6 million emails. Researchers and journalists report receiving dozens of such messages. The platform reinvents traditional spam with AI-powered persistence. https://www.404media.co/ai-agent-platform-reinvents-spam-floods-inboxes-worldwide/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Anthropic has revealed that a Russian team used Claude AI to train autonomous 'kamikaze' drones on scraped Ukrainian war footage. The software enables drones to identify and strike targets including people without human confirmation. The footage, originally documenting the conflict for accountability, was repurposed for weapons development. https://theconversation.com/russian-team-misused-claude-ai-to-train-a-killer-drone-on-scraped-ukrainian-war-footage-291965 #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Threads is rolling out new tools for podcasters, including profile cards, episode links, transcripts, guest tags and audience insights, as Meta looks to make the X rival a bigger hub for podcast promotion. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/threads-new-features-let-podcasters-promote-shows-and-reach-listeners/ #Media #SocialMedia #Podcast

Meta has introduced new measures to protect teenagers on Instagram and Facebook, including two-hour daily limits, nighttime restrictions and removal of beauty filters. Researchers say these changes have some scientific support but many can be easily circumvented. https://theconversation.com/meta-is-changing-instagram-and-facebook-to-protect-teens-mental-health-are-the-new-measures-backed-up-by-science-292025 #Media #SocialMedia #DataPrivacy

Meta has launched a new tool that enables businesses to integrate third-party AI chatbots with WhatsApp. The WhatsApp Business Tools MCP allows brands to connect their preferred AI chatbot to automate customer service and marketing workflows without coding expertise. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-adds-simplified-third-party-ai-support-to-whatsapp/830617/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Researchers have demonstrated how easy it is to hijack a real artist's Spotify page with AI-generated music. By exploiting a loophole in digital music distribution, anyone can upload AI-created tracks to an existing artist's profile and collect royalties. The scam highlights concerns about AI-generated content in the music industry. https://www.404media.co/spotify-ai-music-scam/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI

Flock created a fake police department to search its own surveillance cameras for Star of David, Trump stickers and religious symbols, demonstrating how its AI image recognition could be abused. The company says it was testing moderation safeguards. https://www.404media.co/flock-city-pd-the-fake-flock-owned-police-department-that-searched-real-cameras-for-real-people/ #Media #SocialMedia #DataPrivacy

OpenAI and Microsoft executives have privately called large language models 'an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions' and admitted they have created a 'doom loop' that is destroying the web, according to unsealed court filings. Clicks to news sites have fallen by more than 90% on Bing. https://www.404media.co/doom-loop-openai-and-microsoft-admits-llms-are-destroying-the-web-and-built-on-theft/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI