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EU Commission and Bill Gates target $1bn to accelerate clean technology
The EU Commission and Bill Gates are looking to mobilise as much as $1bn USD investment into sustainable tech such as clean hydrogen and green fuel sources. When self-made billionaires start to push bold eco-initiatives backed by serious money, the mind naturally starts to wonder about potential greenwashing, PR stunting, and what these influential names really stand to gain. With such a glistening track record in sustainable tech, however, Bill Gates...
New Storyblocks campaign wants to improve LGBTQIA media visibility
Stock footage is notoriously lacking in diversity, but a royalty free video platform called Storyblocks is pushing demands for a larger LGBTQIA archive and deeper media visibility with its new campaign. It’s no secret to anyone in publishing or video editing that stock image and footage websites aren’t exactly brimming with diversity. For context, a recent Facebook study on consumers revealed that more than half feel underrepresented by modern advertising,...
TikTok users can now report and delete harassing comments in bulk
TikTok has finally simplified removing and reporting harassment comments in its latest update. Going forward, it aims to regulate content as thoroughly as its social network predecessors. TikTok’s algorithm can rocket both amateur and seasoned creators to viral stardom in an instant, and that throws up obvious red flags when it comes regulating comments and direct messages. Now, in just its third year, the leading vertical video app is fully aware...
Exclusive – Tim Tadder’s ‘Black is a Color’ challenges binary perceptions of race
Internationally acclaimed photographer and conceptual fine artist Tim Tadder believes he has an innate duty to create social awareness through his work. His latest collection of portraits called ‘Black is a Color’ is a masterclass in tonality and form which looks beyond the binary view of race. If you’re not much of an art aficionado you may not know Tim Tadder by name, but you will definitely have seen his...
How Clubhouse is helping Thailand’s pro-democracy movement
The spontaneous audio chat app Clubhouse is providing a safe space for pro-democracy advocates to question Thailand’s powerful monarchy. In a nation where standing against the monarchy can lead to 47 years behind bars, Thai citizens eager to discuss politically taboo subjects are now flocking to emerging chatroom app Clubhouse. Originally billed as a bougie social media platform where everyday people could join in conversations with celebrity and influencer A-listers,...
Twitter pushes back against India’s social media control
India’s government has long sought to impose a nationwide bill enabling the review and removal of any social media content. With Facebook and YouTube said to be compliant, Twitter is pushing back in the name of free speech. Rumblings of India’s ‘digital media law’ have finally come to fruition, and social media companies are caving at the prospect of losing the world’s second largest market. President Narendra Modi has been...
Climate change internally displaced more people than war in 2020
Intense storms, wildfires, and flooding - triggered by marked changes to our climate - were responsible for three times more internally displaced people than violent conflicts last year. Combined, the overall number of those displaced hit record numbers. Refugee organisations claim our emissions are worsening the refugee crisis significantly, leaving us tittering on the edge of a potential humanitarian nightmare. According to data published by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement...
Could satellite deepfakes become a national security threat?
Geographers are becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of AI-generated satellite imagery and its potential to create hoax content or skew visual reports. Some even suggest it’s a threat to national security. When discussing deepfakes, most of us think of Nicholas Cage memes, unresolved issues of non-consensual pornography, or doctored political propaganda. What doesn’t immediately jump out is the potential for AI-generated imagery to manipulate satellite photos of cityscapes and countryside. This...
Snapchat’s ‘Story Studio’ to make stories more professional than ever
Snapchat this week announced a slew of updates at the Snap Partner Summit, chief among them an overhaul of its Story editing software in the form of new standalone app Story Studio. Snapchat is embracing its evolution from a once key player in social media messaging to mobile’s chief creative hub. During its annual partnership summit this week, Snapchat announced a new project to conclude a year of what seems like...
What you need to know about Earth Action Hub’s climate event
Earth Action Hub is striving to build a global online community of changemakers focused of forming climate change solutions, and it wants you at its inaugural event. Calling self-proclaimed changemakers of all ages and backgrounds, Earth Action Hub is launching its inaugural event EAH2021 later this week. We’re all determined to play our part in what’s being described as a ‘decade of action’ for climate change solutions, but finding the inspiration...
