Author: Charnsak

  • TikTok being ban in USA

    On January 17, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal law mandating the divestiture of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, citing national security concerns.

    Vox This landmark decision has significant implications for TikTok’s 170 million American users, content creators, and businesses that rely on the platform for marketing and engagement.

    Background of the TikTok Ban

    The controversy surrounding TikTok’s operations in the U.S. centers on data privacy and national security. Lawmakers have expressed concerns that ByteDance could be compelled by the Chinese government to provide access to sensitive user data, posing potential risks to American citizens. In response, Congress passed legislation requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok to a U.S.-based owner or face a ban. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling affirms this legislative action, emphasizing the necessity to protect national security interests.

    Vox

    Implications for Users and Content Creators

    With the ban set to take effect on January 19, 2025, users in the U.S. will face restrictions on accessing TikTok. While existing users may retain the app on their devices, they will be unable to receive updates, leading to potential functionality issues over time. New users will be unable to download the app altogether. This scenario presents a significant challenge for content creators who have built substantial followings on the platform. Many creators are now exploring alternative platforms such as Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts to continue engaging with their audiences.

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    Impact on Businesses and Marketers

    Small businesses and marketers who have leveraged TikTok’s extensive reach for brand promotion and customer engagement are also affected. The ban disrupts marketing strategies, particularly for those targeting younger demographics prevalent on TikTok. Businesses are advised to diversify their social media presence and adapt their strategies to other platforms to mitigate the impact of the ban.

    Informa TechTarget

    Political and Legal Developments

    The enforcement of the ban coincides with a presidential transition. Outgoing President Joe Biden has indicated that his administration will not enforce the ban in its final days, leaving the decision to the incoming administration. President-elect Donald Trump, who previously advocated for a ban on TikTok, has made ambiguous statements regarding his plans, creating uncertainty about the platform’s future in the U.S.

    Vox

    Global Perspective

    The U.S. is not alone in its apprehensions regarding TikTok. Other countries have also scrutinized the app over data privacy concerns. However, the impact of the U.S. ban is particularly significant given the platform’s vast user base in the country. The situation underscores the broader geopolitical tensions influencing technology and data governance worldwide.

    Future Outlook

    As the situation unfolds, TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain. The platform’s ability to continue operations hinges on ByteDance’s compliance with the divestiture requirement or potential legal challenges to the ban. In the meantime, users, creators, and businesses are advised to stay informed and proactively adjust their digital strategies to navigate the evolving landscape.

    Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Amid National Security Concern

  • Smoking Situation in Austria

    Between 2019 and 2024, Austria experienced notable shifts in smoking behaviors, including both traditional cigarette use and the adoption of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).

    Traditional Smoking Trends

    In 2019, 27.1% of Austrians aged 15 and over were current smokers, consistent with 2018 figures.

    By 2020, this rate declined slightly to 26.4%.

    Despite the implementation of a comprehensive indoor smoking ban in November 2019, which prohibited smoking in all enclosed public spaces, including bars and restaurants, smoking rates remained relatively high.

    E-Cigarette Adoption

    The adoption of e-cigarettes in Austria has been on the rise.

    The average revenue per capita in the e-cigarettes segment of the tobacco products market in Austria was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029, indicating a growing consumer base.

    This trend mirrors global patterns, with the e-cigarette market worldwide projected to grow significantly in the coming years.

    Health Implications and Regulatory Measures

    The rise in e-cigarette use has prompted health concerns and regulatory responses.

    In Austria, e-cigarettes are regulated under the Amended Austrian Tobacco Act 2016, and since May 2018, vaping is prohibited wherever smoking bans apply, including in cars where minors are present.

    These measures aim to mitigate potential health risks associated with both traditional and electronic smoking devices.

    Conclusion

    From 2019 to 2024, Austria has seen a slight decline in traditional smoking rates alongside an increase in e-cigarette adoption.

    While regulatory measures have been implemented to address these trends, ongoing public health efforts are essential to further reduce smoking prevalence and address the complexities introduced by alternative nicotine delivery systems.

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  • ผลกระทบของปัญญาประดิษฐ์แบบสร้างสรรค์ต่อชุมชนแห่งความรู้ออนไลน์

    ผลกระทบของปัญญาประดิษฐ์แบบสร้างสรรค์ต่อชุมชนแห่งความรู้ออนไลน์

    ยุคสมัยแห่งปัญญาประดิษฐ์กำลังก้าวเข้ามามีบทบาทสำคัญในโลกเทคโนโลยี โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง AI แบบสร้างสรรค์ (Generative AI) อย่างระบบ ChatGPT ที่สามารถสร้างข้อความได้อย่างน่าเชื่อถือในหลากหลายหัวข้อ เนื่องจากได้รับการฝึกฝนจากข้อมูลจำนวนมหาศาล งานวิจัยชิ้นล่าสุดได้ชี้ให้เห็นถึงผลกระทบที่ ChatGPT มีต่อชุมชนแห่งความรู้ออนไลน์อย่างชุมชนนักพัฒนาซอฟต์แวร์ยักษ์ใหญ่อย่าง Stack Overflow

    ชุมชนบางแห่งประสบกับปัญหาการลดลงของการมีส่วนร่วม

    หลังจากการเปิดตัว ChatGPT นักวิจัยพบว่าจำนวนผู้เข้าชมเว็บไซต์ Stack Overflow ลดลงราว 12% และปริมาณคำถามใหม่ในหัวข้อยอดนิยมก็ลดลงกว่า 10% สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงแนวโน้มที่ผู้ใช้หันไปพึ่งพา ChatGPT มากขึ้นแทนการตั้งคำถามในชุมชน ซึ่งอาจนำไปสู่วงจรแห่งความเสื่อมถอยของคุณภาพเนื้อหาได้ในระยะยาว

    ผลกระทบขึ้นอยู่กับประเภทของหัวข้อด้วย
    ผลกระทบของ ChatGPT มีความแตกต่างกันไปในแต่ละหัวข้อ โดยหัวข้อที่เกี่ยวกับเครื่องมือโอเพ่นซอร์สและภาษาโปรแกรมทั่วไปอย่างไพธอนและอาร์ ได้รับผลกระทบมากกว่าหัวข้อที่เกี่ยวข้องกับเทคโนโลยีเฉพาะทางของบริษัท เนื่องจากข้อมูลฝึกสอน AI ในหัวข้อแรกมีอยู่มากกว่า

    ความสำคัญของพื้นฐานทางสังคม
    อย่างไรก็ตาม ความเสื่อมถอยของการมีส่วนร่วมจะพบได้น้อยในชุมชนที่มีพื้นฐานทางสังคมที่เข้มแข็ง เช่นชุมชน Reddit เนื่องจากบทบาทของ AI ยังไม่สามารถทดแทนปฏิสัมพันธ์ระหว่างมนุษย์ที่เกิดขึ้นได้อย่างสมบูรณ์ ดังนั้นการมีพื้นที่ทางสังคมสำหรับสมาชิกจึงเป็นปัจจัยสำคัญในการธำรงรักษาชุมชนออนไลน์เหล่านี้

    ประเด็นวิจัยที่น่าสนใจ
    จากผลกระทบที่พบ นักวิิจัยได้นำเสนอประเด็นคำถามที่น่าสนใจสำหรับการศึกษาต่อไป ได้แก่

    • การออกแบบชุมชนให้เอื้อต่อปฏิสัมพันธ์ทางสังคมควบคู่ไปกับการใช้ประโยชน์จาก AI
    • นโยบายในการนำ AI มาใช้งานภายในองค์กร
    • กลยุทธ์ในการสร้างแรงจูงใจให้ผู้ใช้แบ่งปันความรู้
    • ผลกระทบต่อการฝึกอบรมและการศึกษา หากผู้คนพึ่งพา AI มากกว่าแหล่งความรู้จากเพื่อนร่วมงาน

    สรุป
    การมาถึงของ AI แบบสร้างสรรค์ย่อมส่งผลกระทบต่อวงการเทคโนโลยีและสังคมโดยรวม โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งต่อชุมชนแห่งความรู้ออนไลน์ที่อาศัยการมีส่วนร่วมของสมาชิก การทำความเข้าใจถึงผลกระทบเหล่านี้และวิธีการจัดการจะเป็นประเด็นสำคัญที่ต้องได้รับการศึกษาเพื่อสร้างความยั่งยืนให้ชุมชนเหล่านี้ต่อไป

  • Privacy

    Privacy

    If you are a customer and would like to learn more about how Stripe users use services like Stripe to process your personal data in payment transactions, please contact Stripe users directly or review the Stripe User Privacy Policy. Stripe users are responsible for ensuring respect for customer privacy, including ensuring proper disclosure of data collection and use in connection with Stripe user services. Intuit is not responsible for the processing of data by other controllers, including our customers, and you should contact them directly to inquire about how they handle your personal information and exercise your privacy rights in relation to such processing.

    When Intuit acts as a service provider, the privacy policy of the relevant data controller and our agreements with that company or entity will govern our treatment of that personal information. This Privacy Policy does not apply if Intuit processes personal information as a service provider (or equivalent role under data privacy laws, as a data controller) on behalf of a customer or an entity acting in its capacity. our professional tax software products. As a financial services and technology company, Intuit provides this Global Privacy Policy (which we will refer to as the “Privacy Policy”) to explain how we, Intuit Inc. and the Intuit group companies (collectively, “Intuit”, “we” and “we”) collect, use, share or otherwise process information when you interact with us and our offerings, services and experiences, or when the companies provide us with your information .

    This policy describes the Personal Data we collect, how we use and share it, your rights and choices, and how you can contact us about our privacy practices. This information (and the Cookie Policy) discloses the categories and specific parts of the personal data collected about you, the categories of sources from which such personal data is collected, the business purposes for which the personal data is collected, and the categories of third parties with which the information is shared. We may provide you with disclosures and notices regarding the Privacy Policy or Personal Data collected by posting them on our website and, if you are a User, by contacting you through the Stripe control panel, the email address and/or physical address specified in your Striped account. Oracle encourages you to review the privacy policies of third party websites or services to understand how those third parties collect, use and share information.

    By providing such links to third party websites or services or by allowing content to be shared, Oracle does not endorse, authorize or represent that it is affiliated with such third party, nor does it endorse any third party’s policies or practices regarding privacy or information security. .

    Oracle offers several ways to opt out of being transferred or sold to third parties, and to object to our use of your personal information, as described in this Privacy Policy. Oracle will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding the use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law. The Department of Home Affairs uses personal information to help protect our customers and provide better services.

    Any information collected by the Home Office through questionnaires or guestbooks may be disclosed, but will be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act to ensure maximum protection of individual privacy. Microsoft provides privacy resources and controls to help you manage your data and how it is used. For business and enterprise customers, IT administrators, or anyone who uses Microsoft products at work, visit the Microsoft Trust Center to learn about privacy and security practices across Microsoft products and services.

    To exercise your data protection rights, see also the Stripe Privacy Center. According to SlideShare’s privacy policy, SlideShare uses cookies, any user information you may provide, and other data. According to Livestream’s privacy policy, Livestream uses cookies, “pixel tags”, any user information you may provide, and other data.

    AddThis uses this information for its own business purposes, including promoting it to other parties, as described in AddThis’s Privacy Policy. As stated above, this Privacy Policy applies to information obtained through the AddThis tool installed on the publisher’s website (“Publisher’s Site”).

    The HIPAA Privacy Policy requires appropriate safeguards to protect the confidentiality of personal health information and sets out the limitations and conditions for the use and disclosure of such information without the consent of the patient. Data privacy focuses on the use and management of personal data, such as adopting policies to ensure that consumers’ personal information is collected, shared, and used appropriately. Invasion of privacy, a subset of the expectation of privacy, is a concept distinct from collection, aggregation, and dissemination of information, in that collection is the misuse of available data, while intrusion is an infringement on people’s right to keep personal secrets. Drawing on this and other historical precedents, Daniel J. Solov presented a different classification of acts that damage privacy, including gathering information that is already public to some extent, processing information, sharing information, and invading personal space to obtain private information. .

    While some may not find the collection of personal information questionable when used for commercial purposes only by the private sector, the information collected and processed by corporate data miners is also available to the government, so it is no longer possible to protect privacy by restricting the state.