7 d. ago 'I'm a company director and this Black Friday tech gadget organised my life'

'It is a game-changer for me', one user said

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7 d. ago Partisan X posts boost political polarisation among users, research finds

Study shows small changes to tone of posts in ‘for you’ feed increase unfavourable feelings towards political opponentsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three yearsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London Overground users told 'check before they travel' ahead of December changes

London Overground users told 'check before they travel' ahead of December changes  My London

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2 w. ago Major online marketplace Vinted under ban threat after 'predators' warning

Vinted is under fire after French authorities discovered users promoting pornographic content disguised as ordinary listings, with some redirecting buyers to X-rated sites like OnlyFans

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3 w. ago Vinted makes major change as users fume over new development on second

Vinted users are 'furious' following a drastic change to the platform - and many have slammed the update

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3 w. ago Vinted users 'furious' as they're forced to make changes to listings

Vinted users have been left 'furious' after the platform made a major change to how sizes are listed on the platform.

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3 w. ago Vinted sellers ‘so frustrated’ as major change to platform dubbed 'disaster' and 'mad'

People who buy and sell on Vinted are complaining of an unwelcome change to the sizing guide

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