Best of Social Media — July 2025

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   Tinashe Mutuswa·38w

   'Influencer' who garnered 165k followers while 'enjoying Wimbledon' is revealed as an AI creation

   An AI-generated Instagram influencer named Mia Zelu fooled 165,000 followers into believing she was a real person attending Wimbledon. The fake account garnered over 40,000 likes on posts showing her at the tennis tournament, even deceiving celebrities like cricketer Rishabh Pant. Despite being labeled as an 'AI storyteller' in her profile, many followers continue to interact with the account as if she were real, highlighting the sophistication of AI-generated personas and their potential to deceive social media users.

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   TechCrunch·39w

   Jack Dorsey pumps $10 million into a nonprofit focused on open-source social media

   Jack Dorsey invested $10 million in 'and Other Stuff,' a nonprofit collective focused on building open-source social media tools and protocols. The group, which includes former Twitter employees and other tech veterans, is experimenting with Nostr protocol and other decentralized technologies to create alternatives to traditional corporate-owned social platforms. Dorsey believes current social media companies face fundamental structural problems due to advertiser dependence and corporate incentives, advocating instead for open protocols similar to Bitcoin that aren't owned by any single entity.

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   xkcd·39w

   xkcd: Echo Chamber

   An xkcd comic exploring the concept of echo chambers, likely commenting on how technology and social media platforms create isolated information bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs and limit exposure to diverse perspectives.

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