London Mayor calls for social networks and sharing economy to stop harming society
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for social networks and sharing economy platforms to act for social good, rather than profit. In a keynote speech at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, Khan laid some of the blame for increasing social division and nativist populism at the feet of technology … …
Bali to shush social media for Day of Silence
Bali's annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to social media could cause offense. This year it will be nearly impossible to do that anyway. The head of the Bali office of Indonesia's Ministry of Communications, …
Springfield employee fired for racially insensitive social media post
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – A Springfield Fire and Rescue Division employee was fired Monday after officials investigated a racially insensitive social media post by this person. The City of Springfield terminated the person's employment Monday after the social media post violated the Fire Division's … Read More
Fake news law: Social media providers’ input sought, says Azalina
KUALA LUMPUR: Views from social media platform providers were sought as part of the Government's effort to draft a new law to combat fake news, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said a discussion was held with Google, Facebook, YouTube (part … Read More
Malaysia meets social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google to discuss fake news law
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Malaysian government has sought views from social media platform providers as part of its effort to draft a new law to combat fake news, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman Said on Tuesday (March 13). Datuk Seri … Read More
‘Ready Player One’ Zaps Higher Score Than ‘Baby Driver’ On Social Media Post SXSW World …
EXCLUSIVE: If a studio wants to stoke the under 25 crowd, they bring their hipster movie to SXSW. That's what Sony did a year ago with Edgar Wright's action auto ballet Baby Driver yielding initially a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and ultimately $107.8M domestic, $226.9M global at the B.O. off …
Controversial Parkway BOE candidate’s social media post not discussed at public forum
CHESTERFIELD, MO – The controversy surrounding the social media feed of one Parkway School Board candidate was not an issue discussed during a public forum Monday evening. The League of Women Voters hosted the forum and said questions addressing a single candidate would not be … Read More
Facebook: UN blames social media giant for spreading hatred of Rohingya in Myanmar
Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, told reporters that social media had played a "determining role" in Myanmar. "[Social media] has … substantively contributed to the level of acrimony and dissention and conflict, if you will, within the … Read More
‘Tough love’ social media post lands Harrow mom praise, criticism
A Harrow, Ont. mother is defending her actions after a social media post featuring her kids walking to school with signs reading “bad bus behaviour” went viral last week. Jenn Brown says her seven and 10 year-old boys were acting out on the school bus – and was told that …
Utah teacher’s viral post about social media a ‘wake-up call’ for parents
Coates recently shared her findings about her students' social media use in a Facebook post as a wake-up call to parents to be aware and talk to their children. On March 8, she posted, “Today I asked three of my classes to finish this sentence: 'What my parents don't know …