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• X replaces revenue sharing model with new program centered around original content
• Governments are confronting the reality of dealing with AI-generated deepfake porn

  A 24-hour analysis of X/Grok content showed the chatbot was generating an average of 6,700 sexually suggestive or "nudifying" images every single hour. Researcher Genevieve Oh said that in the same timeframe, the internet's other top five websites for "nudifying" content averaged 79 generated images per hour. None of the sites are ethical, but numbers alone show how much more of an impact Grok was having compared to others.

  
• What would happen if you could talk directly to the recommendation algorithm? X is about to find out

  Since being bought by Elon Musk, X--formerly Twitter--has seen its main feed algorithm deteriorate. It's been (allegedly) tweaked to push posts from Musk and amplify right-wing views, and many users report a deluge of hate speech and violent videos showing gruesome fights and animal deaths.

  
• X isn’t as ad-hungry as it was before Trump’s re-election, so it’s playing nice with Twitch

  X has come to a deal with Twitch that will remove the Amazon-owned hub from among the defendants in an ad collusion lawsuit.

  
• As X fumbles, Bluesky announces $15 million raise and plans for creator monetization
• Advertisers don’t want to give X money, so it’s finding another way to pay creators
• X might be making its own video app for smart TVs
• X is introducing its own version of YouTube Select
• Paris Hilton just signed a 2-year content deal with X
• Twitter says its first creator payouts total $5 million
• Elon Musk says Twitter is now sharing revenue with creators. How does that work? No one knows.
• Twitter’s new policy will kill beloved content bots