Links on Twitter: Long tail of MSNBC video, National Public Radio’s API calls double, Google News experiments with “Interesting Reads”

As MSNBC puts much more video online, “the demand has shifted from the most popular videos to the tail” http://tr.im/x3BQ »

API activity for National Public Radio nearly doubled between June and July, to over 6m calls http://tr.im/x3zk »

Update on Google News “Interesting Reads” http://tr.im/wZie Google tells me it’s a test for “small % of users,” won’t say how stories picked »

Renee DiResta, Abhiram Reddy, and Josh A. Goldstein

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam

Within days of visiting the pages — and without commenting on, liking, or following any of the material — Facebook’s algorithm recommended reams of other AI-generated content.

Neel Dhanesha

What journalists and independent creators can learn from each other

“The question is not about the topics but how you approach the topics.”

Siwei Lyu and Yan Ju

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

“Our research addresses deepfake detection algorithms’ fairness, rather than just attempting to balance the data. It offers a new approach to algorithm design that considers demographic fairness as a core aspect.”