#China remains a #global #manufacturing and #innovation #powerhouse, making its #trade #shows vital #platforms for #international #businesses seeking new opportunities, #suppliers, and #market #insights. With thousands of #events held annually across diverse #industries, finding the right #business #fair can be daunting. This #guide provides a practical #framework for navigating the #Chinese #tradeshow #landscape in 2026. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-trade-shows-find-the-right-fair-for-your-business/

#China remains a #global #manufacturing and #innovation #powerhouse, making its #trade #shows vital #platforms for #international #businesses seeking new opportunities, #suppliers, and #market #insights. With thousands of #events held annually across diverse #industries, finding the right #business #fair can be daunting. This #guide provides a practical #framework for navigating the #Chinese #tradeshow #landscape in 2026. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-trade-shows-find-the-right-fair-for-your-business/

" #unmonetizablecontent, the Kryptonite of the platforms!

#Broderick's conclusion is that "as #platforms police speech less and less, edgelords lose their sheen," but that this material, at or beyond the edge of #copyright, unwelcome on platforms, is the future face of cool.

And here's where Broderick really got me: "the most dangerous thing for platforms is not racist garbage. It’s "unmonetizable content"."
@pluralistic
#Deplatform

https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/goodharts-lawbreaker/

" #unmonetizablecontent, the Kryptonite of the platforms!

#Broderick's conclusion is that "as #platforms police speech less and less, edgelords lose their sheen," but that this material, at or beyond the edge of #copyright, unwelcome on platforms, is the future face of cool.

And here's where Broderick really got me: "the most dangerous thing for platforms is not racist garbage. It’s "unmonetizable content"."
@pluralistic
#Deplatform

https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/goodharts-lawbreaker/

#socialmedia on trial: #tech giants face lawsuits over #addiction, #safety, and mental #health.
A set of bellwether cases alleging that social media #platforms harmed teens’ safety and mental health is going to trial this year, putting executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to answer questions about what they’ve done or not done to protect kids.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/880850/social-media-lawsuits-meta-facebook-instagram-tiktok
#fuckgafam

#socialmedia on trial: #tech giants face lawsuits over #addiction, #safety, and mental #health.
A set of bellwether cases alleging that social media #platforms harmed teens’ safety and mental health is going to trial this year, putting executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to answer questions about what they’ve done or not done to protect kids.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/880850/social-media-lawsuits-meta-facebook-instagram-tiktok
#fuckgafam

Are #socialmedia the problem, or specifically algorithmic social media?

Is the issue human connection at scale, or opaque and proprietary systems optimized for engagement, amplification, and behavioral prediction?

If #platforms were public, interoperable, and not driven by ad metrics, would the harms look the same?

#algorithms #platformcapitalism #Fediverse #tech #mastodon

Are #socialmedia the problem, or specifically algorithmic social media?

Is the issue human connection at scale, or opaque and proprietary systems optimized for engagement, amplification, and behavioral prediction?

If #platforms were public, interoperable, and not driven by ad metrics, would the harms look the same?

#algorithms #platformcapitalism #Fediverse #tech #mastodon

#China remains a #global #manufacturing and #innovation #powerhouse, making its #trade #shows vital #platforms for #international #businesses seeking new opportunities, #suppliers, and #market #insights. With thousands of #events held annually across diverse #industries, finding the right #business #fair can be daunting. This #guide provides a practical #framework for navigating the #Chinese #tradeshow #landscape in 2026. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-trade-shows-find-the-right-fair-for-your-business/

#China remains a #global #manufacturing and #innovation #powerhouse, making its #trade #shows vital #platforms for #international #businesses seeking new opportunities, #suppliers, and #market #insights. With thousands of #events held annually across diverse #industries, finding the right #business #fair can be daunting. This #guide provides a practical #framework for navigating the #Chinese #tradeshow #landscape in 2026. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-trade-shows-find-the-right-fair-for-your-business/

"The #culture that feels the most dangerous, and, thus, exciting to young people, will be what you can’t see online. And the most #dangerous thing for #platforms is not racist garbage. It’s #unmonetizeable content. The “ #metric” that will matter most going forward will not be the numbers at the bottom of a post or video, but the #humanbeings in a room that left their house to experience something. Which, of course, will be filmed and put back online. You can’t escape #thematrix entirely."

The 52nd #HKTDC #HongKong #Toys & #Games #Fair, 17th HKTDC #HK #Baby #Products Fair, and 24th HK #International #Stationery & #School #Supplies Fair concluded at the Hong Kong #Convention and #Exhibition #Centre, #China, attracting around 82,000 #buyers from 121 countries and regions. The #events utilized a hybrid EXHIBITION+ #model combining physical #shows with #online #platforms like Click2Match for extended #business #matching until January 22. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-trade-fairs-attract-82000-global-buyers-highlighting-china-market-links/

The 52nd #HKTDC #HongKong #Toys & #Games #Fair, 17th HKTDC #HK #Baby #Products Fair, and 24th HK #International #Stationery & #School #Supplies Fair concluded at the Hong Kong #Convention and #Exhibition #Centre, #China, attracting around 82,000 #buyers from 121 countries and regions. The #events utilized a hybrid EXHIBITION+ #model combining physical #shows with #online #platforms like Click2Match for extended #business #matching until January 22. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-trade-fairs-attract-82000-global-buyers-highlighting-china-market-links/

Social media infrastructures and right wing political attitudes

* The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
Gauthier, G., Hodler, R., Widmer, P. et al. The political effects of X’s feed algorithm. Nature (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

* A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly >>
https://theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-of-xs-algorithm-can-make-you-more-right-wing-and-it-doesnt-wear-off-quickly-276153

* The TESCREAL bundle ( Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalists ): Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence. "We argue that the normative framework that motivates much of this goal is rooted in the Anglo-American eugenics tradition of the twentieth century." >>
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TESCREAL

#algorithms #SocialMedia #platforms #news #AI #transparency #accountability #HateSpeech #hate #FarRight #eugenics #TESCREAL #harm #SocialCohesion #trust #democracy

Social media infrastructures and right wing political attitudes

* The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
Gauthier, G., Hodler, R., Widmer, P. et al. The political effects of X’s feed algorithm. Nature (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

* A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly >>
https://theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-of-xs-algorithm-can-make-you-more-right-wing-and-it-doesnt-wear-off-quickly-276153

* The TESCREAL bundle ( Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalists ): Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence. "We argue that the normative framework that motivates much of this goal is rooted in the Anglo-American eugenics tradition of the twentieth century." >>
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TESCREAL

#algorithms #SocialMedia #platforms #news #AI #transparency #accountability #HateSpeech #hate #FarRight #eugenics #TESCREAL #harm #SocialCohesion #trust #democracy