The Bermuda Police Service has reminded the public to be vigilant of fake social media accounts impersonating government officials. A spokesman said: “These fake social media profiles are being used to contact individuals and make demands of money for alleged Government initiatives and … Read More

On March 15, Sen. Cindy Friedman, D-Arlington, joined her Senate colleagues in unanimously passing S.2320, “An Act relative to social media privacy protection.” Sponsored by Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem, D-Newton, the bill aims to protect the personal social media accounts of students and … Read More

The police are again warning people to “be vigilant regarding deceptive social media accounts impersonating Government officials.” The accounts have been an issue since last year, with scammers making fake accounts purporting to be Ministers, MPs and in some cases, even former Ministers, and … Read More

A woman who was killed Wednesday during an argument over a social media post was shot during a quarrel that involved her daughter, her … The feud – over a social media post – had been brewing between Bartell's daughter, Mariah Long, her friend, Daycia Gladys-Hemphill, and Pierce, who lived … …

A memorial has sprung up on Cushing Street in Portsmouth near the house where Jennifer Bartell lived. Bartell, 39, was shot and killed nearby on March 14, 2018 during what police say was an argument over a social media post. Joshua Bowen, 20, who lives in the same Cradock neighborhood, …

The Army organization tasked with transitioning soldiers into civilian life after completing their service is seeing returns on social media. While there is no research into why the Soldier for Life program is seeing such a boom in internet engagement, the ubiquity of social media paired with a generation of … …

Garlin Gilchrist II, who ran for Detroit City Clerk in 2017, is the founding executive director of the new Center for Social Media Responsibility at the University of Michigan School of Information. Daniel X. O'Neil / FLICKR – http://bit.ly/1xMszCg … Read More

For years, we've known that social media platforms inspire jealousy. A 2013 study showed that people fall into a “spiral of envy” when Facebook reveals that their friends are excelling or leading glamorous lives. Scientific American reported that many studies indicate that “spending a lot of time on … Read More

Before the next federal election, politicians need to be more transparent when buying automated social media 'bots' and advertisements on social platforms, academics say. “We need a code of conduct for political parties where they can sign on and say, 'We're going to tell you when we use automated … Read …

The ability to combine this location data with information about who appears in those photos—and any social media contacts tied to them—would make it possible for government agencies to quickly track terrorist groups posting propaganda photos. (And, really, just about anyone else.) That's precisely … Read More