2017 has brought about numerous new features for social media platforms. Some highlights include: Twitter introduced a 280-character update Instagram began testing a 4×4 grid, after also introducing the ability to include several photos per post this year Facebook introduced Facebook Stories, a direct assault against Snapchat, which it tried to buy back in 201 So what’s the social media forecast moving ... Read More »
It hasn’t been a great few weeks for social media companies like Facebook and Twitter. But in spite of all the undeniable problems associated with fake news, it’s worth reminding ourselves of the equally undeniable civic value of social media. Take, for example, the role of social media in the response in Houston to Hurricane Harvey. According to Art Acevedo, Houston’s Chief of Police, social ... Read More »
MANILA, Philippines – Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson has requested her boss, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar, to reclassify Rappler from a bona fide member of the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) to “Social Media” under her office. Uson said in her request: “The undersigned, pursuant to her mandate for social media respectfully requests clarification on a member of ... Read More »
In the past week, Silicon Valley has faced renewed calls for greater regulation of social media platforms amid the growing scandal of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Given rising awareness of the serious problems inherent within U.S. internet giants’ business models, it’s an opportune time to discuss how best to regulate these companies. I’m a researcher who studies regulation on the internet. For ... Read More »
Social Media is an undeniable force in today’s world and can spread information in seconds. It can be used by law enforcement to catch criminals, help students to do better at school, and it can even help people improve relationships and make new friends. Newssource 8’s Taylor Lumpkin sat down with one man to see how his family is using ... Read More »
Social media can be one of your most successful marketing channels, but only if you do it right. Just being active on social media isn’t enough — there is a lot of noise you need to break through if you want to find success. Take a minute to scroll through your social media feeds and look for posts that are from ... Read More »
The social media of young offenders who pose a risk to others should be monitored to prevent crime, the probation watchdog has suggested. In a report published on Thursday, HM Inspectorate of Probation found that in one in four cases examined by its staff, the young person’s use of social media was directly related to the offence they committed. It said ... Read More »
Legislation which will be published on Tuesday would see responsibility for online content shifted back on to tech giants rather that the person who posts the content. Social media companies could face the prospect of unlimited fines if they fail to remove posts which risk prejudicing criminal trials. Legislation which will be published on Tuesday would see responsibility for online ... Read More »
‘It appears that in 2016, bots were deliberately unleashed on social media to sway voter opinion by spreading fake news and deceiving trending algorithms.’ Photograph: PhotoAlto/Alamy Can social bots – pieces of software that perform automated tasks – influence humans on social media platforms? That’s a question congressional investigators are asking social media companies ever since fears emerged that they were deployed ... Read More »
Fifty-eight people were killed and more than 500 others sustained injuries after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concert-goers during a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. Gunfire erupted just after 10 p.m. Sunday during the three-day Route 91 Harvest Festival, which was being held across from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Las Vegas shooting witness: “It was ... Read More »
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