“Video circulating on social media shows a massive explosion rocking central Beirut,” reads the beginning of the Guardian’s description of this shocking video footage taken by citizens. The video fragment is a piece of history. Social media and technologies are opening the whole new vista for news, with its unprecedented speed of reaction to breaking events. User-generated content is also called “citizen ... Read More »
WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Must Be Rolled Back, Students Tell Court Two Indian students are mounting a legal challenge to Facebook, seeking to wind back changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy that they say threatens the rights of millions of users. Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi filed a public-interest litigation, akin to a class action, in the Delhi High Court ... Read More »
Twitter Moments Now Open to Everyone to Tell Their Stories HIGHLIGHTS Twitter Moments will be available to everyone starting Thursday Users will see the Moments tab on their profile Users can make Moments about anything they want to In an attempt to take on Snapchat’s and Instagram’s ‘Stories’, Twitter on Wednesday made a big announcement – it has now opened ... Read More »
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