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16 June 2025
Meta announced today that it also wants to introduce ads on WhatsApp, which will be based on personal data from Facebook and Instagram. This further integrates WhatsApp into other Meta services - an originally independent app, which initially was available for just $1 per year without ads or data usage. This also means that Meta is consolidating its social networking monopoly. EU law was actually supposed to prevent this."
Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
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Opening keynote: βLetβs consider sociotechnical perspectives.β
CHI community: βWeβve been doing that for decades. Literally since the 80s.β
Closing keynote: Embodied wisdom, lived experience, and genuine insight about AI and the future of technology.
You love to see it. #CHI2025 #CHIyote
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I think it's the first time I see a standing ovation at CHI. Beautiful closing keynote with lots of food for thought about designing technology for supporting creativity, communities and connectedness, thank you #chi2025
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Last day of walking along the azaleas on my way to #CHI2025 π₯²
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PhD Stipend in Human-Computer Interaction Principles for Messaging Interoperability
The PhD position is supported by the projectΒ mInt:Β Human-centered design principles for effective management of social boundaries in interoperable t...
Hello #chi2025! I'm recruiting a PhD student for a project on privacy and social boundary management in ecosystems of interoperable messaging platforms www.vacancies.aau.dk/phd-position.... Let's chat if you're interested in the position and/or the project :)
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