Content Aware media news: July 28, 2022

Blocked readers, clones and privacy - all in this week's Content Aware weekly newsletter.

Published: 15:00, 28 July 2022

Hey journalists! Facebook just said you're not creators
in an about-turn worthy of the most predictable scripted drama, Facebook has decided news isn't worth paying for any more as it continues to have rings run round it by TikTok. Instead of payments to publishers it will focus on the creator economy - but that doesn't mean any of you lot who are helping create or investigate the news agenda. They mean cats with socks on their tails dancing to that "Oh no, oh no oh no no no!" robosong, that sort of thing.
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Blocking readers: do they ever come back?
Seeing less of those GDPR-era "Sorry EU readers, you're important to us but..." messages on non-EU sites? It's probably because you don't bother visiting them any more. This study on site rationing/blocking surmises that barred users probably think you hate them. They often won't come back.
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Is this really Glide Content Aware?
An organization protecting publisher rights saw clone sites and content theft more than double in 2021. Did your content end up as a page view for someone else?
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Do readers follow the writer or the brand? Depends where they live
An interesting look at how readers around the world engage with their trusted media and why they follow the writer or the outlet.
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Corbidge comments on... Google's defensive strategies
How one man's kitchen curiosity could give a glimpse into the future of the internet.
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Google targets bad reviews in latest update
In a world plagued by 5-star myths and highly-recommended fictions, Google has turned its algorithm crews towards dishonest and low-quality reviews.
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Privacy mode for your car?
Remember the hubbub over BMW's heated seat subscription? Soon it will seem a charming episode in one of the next battlegrounds of privacy; your car.
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Guide: Still using old Apple "how to" guides for your in-app subscriptions? You might be chucking money away
Just a reminder - because many never heard it - that magazines and news count under Apple's relaxed rules for allowing subscription journeys that do not require handling it a 30% slice.
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Publishers and copyright holders prod UK Government over A.I. freebies
Should a computer get to read and analyze data can't? Should an A.I. that could revolutionize our lives be prevented from looking at the data it needs to do so?
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UK journalists and publishers: enter for awards
British Journalism Awards 2022: enter here. Entries close at the end of September. That's it.
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