Links on Twitter: New York Times’ custom feed prototype, news leads in mobile-app loyalty, dubious subpoena over anonymous commenters

Nifty prototype at the New York Times gets closer to @marissamayer‘s “hyperpersonalized news stream” http://tr.im/zZAI »

How an anonymous blogger with a paranoid streak became one of 2009’s most important financial journalists http://tr.im/A03s »

All the cool kids are in quadrant one of this chart: News leads all categories in mobile-app loyalty http://tr.im/zZXM »

In newspaper newsrooms, 12% of staff spends majority of time on digital work (avg. age: 38) http://tr.im/zZmF »

With CPMs from ad networks “getting very close to zero,” Huffington Post is focusing on premium ad revenue http://tr.im/zZuF »

Cop subpoenas Topix over anonymous commenters — if by subpoena, you mean words scribbled on paper http://tr.im/A1vc »

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.”