The electoral spending figures highlight the Tories’ social media problem
The Electoral Commission has released details of the different parties' spending on the snap election and it doesn't make pretty reading for the Conservatives. Not only did they manage to lose their majority in that disastrous election, they also managed to spend the most money of any party in the … …
Social-media ETF falls with Facebook set for biggest drop since November 2016
An exchange-traded fund that tracks a group of social–media companies fell on Monday, as Facebook came under heavy selling pressure for how it has managed user data. The Global X Social Media ETF SOCL, -1.41% lost 1.3% in what was set to be its second straight daily decline. Facebook FB … …
Dell heiress explains why she quit social media amid security fears
The rapid growth of social media has allowed the world to become more connected than ever before. However, our modern culture of oversharing on the internet could also have dangerous repercussions. Six years ago, heiress Alexa Dell briefly quit social media over security fears for her and her family. Read …
Ireland’s Grand Slam Win Scores Highly on Social Media Platforms
Ireland's historic Grand Slam win in Twickenham may have proved to be the icing on the cake for TV3 in its inaugural year as the new Irish home of Six Nations rugby but the various social media platforms were alight throughout the day according to research carried out by The …
France to get tougher on social media hate speech – PM
“These days a newspaper director is criminally responsible if hateful comments are posted on its website but if you run a social network anything goes,” Philippe said in a speech on France's policy on racism. “Nobody is going to convince me that the social networks live in space. What gets …
French PM: France to get tougher on social media hate speech
PARIS – France will toughen rules on hate speech to ensure social media giants do more to remove racist and antisemitic content from internet, Prime … "These days a newspaper director is criminally responsible if hateful comments are posted on its website but if you run a social network anything …
Poll: Social media makes it both easier and more challenging to parent tweens
Nearly all parents of tweens ages 9-12 agree that social media makes it easier for kids to get in trouble. But 61 percent also felt that social media helps parents keep track of tweens, according to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health …
Edward Snowden says social media websites are surveillance companies ‘rebranded’
Exiled NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden who is currently in Russia likened the 'social media' to 'surveillance companies' and said that the rebranding is the most successful deception since 1949. Snowden in a tweet on Saturday said, “Businesses that make money by collecting and selling detailed … Read More
Edward Snowden says Facebook is a surveillance company rebranded as ‘social media’ after 50 …
CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden has sensationally accused Facebook of being a "surveillance company" which makes its money selling private details of its users. It comes after the social media giant suspended data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which had ties to the Trump campaign, for not … Read More
The Australian Beach Body and Social Media
There's nothing that makes you feel more naked than being in a bikini on a crowded beach — except for maybe actually being naked on the beach. Being in Sydney this semester, I've noticed students spend a number of days without classes at the many beaches this city offers. A …