Links on Twitter: Yahoo’s news blog launches, HuffPost joins Foursquare, Buzzfeed gets creative with its ads

Fascinating nugget in @CJR‘s TexTrib profile http://j.mp/9Qk50Y: it’s in partnership talks with the NYT (ht @jbatsell) »

Buzzfeed tries to turn viral content into cash with custom advertorials http://j.mp/dnV6WO »

The HuffPost joins Foursquare http://j.mp/c1Nij5 »

Great resource: @NewsCloud publishes the docs involved in its @knightfdn grant process http://j.mp/b4fOUm http://j.mp/9gQu7t »

The revolution formerly known as…? Prince decides that "the Internet is completely over" http://j.mp/cTYYyz »

Quick, what do Toy Story 3 and LeBron James have in common? http://j.mp/9KV3TH »

Shirky points out a key distinction–and tension–in the paywall debates: public interest vs customer interests http://j.mp/d1Naxh »

Yahoo’s news blog officially launches today, amid some controversy about its search-data usage http://j.mp/bHfnEN »

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.”