Simon Stokes

Jan 7, 2025 | mediacat.uk | Natasha Randhawa |Aaron Goldman |Alex Moore |Simon Stokes

Meta is scrapping third-party fact-checking and will recommend more political content across its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video posted to Facebook today that the company will be taking a more ‘personalised approach to political content’ and embrace moderation via crowdsourcing, citing a desire to enable ‘free speech’. ‘We’ve reached a point where it’s just too many mistakes and too much censorship,’ said Zuckerberg.

Nov 14, 2024 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Aaron Goldman |Annalisa Roy |Simon Stokes

On 12 November, Meta announced that Derya Matras will succeed Angie Gifford as Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa. Matras will reportedly join Nicola Mendelsohn’s team immediately and work with Gifford in December to ensure a smooth handover before she leaves the role at the end of the year. Matras joined Meta in 2015 and has overseen the company’s operations in over 80 countries. More specifically, she has led teams in Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, the UK and Northern Europe.

Aug 14, 2024 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Natasha Randhawa |Ben Sillence |Simon Stokes |Sami Can Besceli

The games studio, Dubit, and the Dubai-based Metaverse adtech agency, The Gen X Media, have joined forces to bring immersive Roblox media products and services to the MENA and APAC regions. Dubit has previously worked with world-renowned brands such as Adidas, Unilever and H&M to build immersive campaigns on Roblox, the online gaming platform. More specifically, some of its work includes creating virtual activations within games and executing awareness-raising projects.

Jun 20, 2024 | musicradar.com | Simon Stokes

When you grab that precious bit of time to make some music at the end of the day, staring at a blank MIDI clip can be uninspiring at best and daunting at worst. Every producer experiences mental blocks, and sometimes these can even make you afraid to open the DAW in the first place. Ableton Live 12 offers some powerful new ways to generate both rhythmic and melodic ideas, and then to transform them into something unique and creative.

Jun 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Simon Stokes

When you grab that precious bit of time to make some music at the end of the day, staring at a blank MIDI clip can be uninspiring at best and daunting at worst. Every producer experiences mental blocks, and sometimes these can even make you afraid to open the DAW in the first place. Ableton Live 12 offers some powerful new ways to generate both rhythmic and melodic ideas, and then to transform them into something unique and creative.