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Facebook will let people claim ownership of images and issue takedown requests

The Verge

From there, the company could choose to let the images stay up, issue a takedown, which removes the infringing post entirely, or use a territorial block, meaning the post stays live but isn’t viewable in territories where the company’s copyright applies. This will be especially interesting to watch with memes.

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ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today

Engadget

Now, the company is reporting " issues with new signups ," which has been its status for more than a day. One of the more visible examples have been the many memes image inspired by the animation style of Studio Ghibli. However, the high degree of interest meant that access for free users was walked back.

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AMC is giving free popcorn away to meme stonk investors

The Verge

AMC, though, they’ve elected to really embrace the whole meme thing. I’m hoping there are more announcements where they get meme-ier. Meme enthusiasm essentially saved the company. AMC also issued new stock because why not. A lot of the meme stocks are shooting up again. CNBC even has a “meme stock” graphic now.

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Voicy wants to pwn gamers with audio memes

TechCrunch

If meme stocks can be a thing, what’s to stop audio meme sharing from going viral!? Dank audio memes anyone? Plus a cacophony of over-enthusiastic Internet memes in audio form. “As we’ve seen with memes and GIFs, people love to create their own very creative content.

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Nyan Cat’s creator is running an event to sell memes like Bad Luck Brian and Keyboard Cat as NFTs

The Verge

After selling Nyan Cat as an NFT , its creator, Chris Torres, has found himself working on an even bigger event: a week-long series of auctions where classic memes are being sold on the blockchain by their original creators. The memes involved should be recognizable if you were on the internet in the early 2010s. 1 brand new NFT.

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Microsoft issues warning on China's use of generative AI to disrupt US elections

TechSpot

Microsoft's report, titled East Asia threat actors employ unique methods, notes that Chinese campaigns have continued to refine AI-generated or AI-enhanced content, creating videos, memes, and audio, among others. While their influence might not be too impactful right now, it may prove increasingly effective down the line as it becomes.

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Infographic: How To Create An Awesome Meme

Care2

Memes are a great way to talk about your issue and use humor to get your message shared. For example, if your nonprofit is going to experiment with creating a meme, it's worth noting the following data, according to this infographic How to Cook Up A Winning Meme that examimed over 100 sucessful memes from 1980 to today.

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