Dark Patterns in Amazon Prime? - DTNS 4545 Extended (Patreon)

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the company violated rules by using so-called dark patterns. Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson announced the company will restructure its studios, citing an effort to “empower our creative teams.” And is the metaverse taking off outside of North America? RestofWorld reports that Indonesia’s tvOne broadcast channels have been using a digital reporter called Nadira.

Must Be The Jorts - GDI 4545 starts at 32:09

Do you care if AI is used to make VFX? Scott has thoughts. Show your work and don't forget the polish. Should Marvel show more of the process? He didn't know he was prompt tuning. Should the AI companies be more transparent when creating new works? How much do you resist something new? Copyright law talk takes over. Scott gives some AI generated text solutions that are used for a podcast. How close are we to embracing some form of the Fediverse? Could Scott use ChatGPT to recreate a Twillian clone? Do you want to see The Frog Pants Wrestling team?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

Quick Hits:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/20/23767848/reddit-blackout-api-protest-moderators-suspended-nsfw

https://t.co/ib0kKXKTD7

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230621001700320

https://www.pcgamer.com/discord-is-opening-the-monetization-floodgates-get-ready-for-microtransaction-stores-and-paid-exclusive-memes/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/20/23767583/apple-iphone-ios-17-beta-passkey

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23768266/dpreview-acquisition-gear-patrol-camera-photography-reviews

Top Stories:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/21/ftc-sues-amazon-over-deceptive-prime-sign-up-and-cancellation-process.html

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23768372/ftc-amazon-lawsuit-prime-dark-patterns-subscriptions

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/5/23195019/amazon-prime-cancellation-europe-european-union-dark-patterns

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/amazon-will-hold-prime-day-2023-on-july-11-12-adding-invite-only-deals-and-buy-with-prime-sites/

https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-sports-and-ea-games-splitting-apart-in-internal-shakeup

https://www.ea.com/news/empowering-our-creative-leaders-to-drive-growth

Help Bring Molly Wood to the Show:

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Discussion Story:

https://restofworld.org/2023/metahumans-go-mainstream-indonesia/

Kicker:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/20/23767051/dominos-pizza-pinpoint-delivery-google-maps

Mailbag:

https://www.howtogeek.com/896364/your-gaming-monitor-might-be-too-big/

GDI Content:

https://www.polygon.com/23767640/ai-mcu-secret-invasion-opening-credits

https://www.methodstudios.com/en/advertising/apple-vision-pro/

Today’s guest:

Scott Johnson

http://frogpants.com

https://frogpants.substack.com

@scottjohnson

@scottjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org

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Justin Robert Young

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@JustinRYoung

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