China’s Xi Jinping Lampooned on Social Media for Power Play
As China's Communist Party prepares to repeal term limits and let President Xi Jinping rule beyond 2023, commentators have taken to social media to lampoon and laud the … Subsequent Chinese-language reports in state-run media mentioned the proposal as part of a series of planned amendments. Read More
Social media posts about exercise are terrible for your body image… but it’s not all bad news
The researchers came to their conclusion by asking more than 200 study participants to keep tabs of friends who posted the most about exercise on social media, and asking them how they compared themselves to those friends. Participants were also asked how they felt about their own weight and … Read …
Social media firms failing to protect young people, survey finds
Social media companies such as Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter have been accused of failing to protect young people from harassment after a cyberbullying inquiry found that online abuse severely affects their mental health. Almost half of young people have experienced threatening, intimidating or … Read More
SOCIAL media firms are failing to tackle cyber-bullying, a report claims.
It highlighted how children and young people are using social media for hours every day, often across multiple profiles. A survey of 1,089 respondents aged 11 to 25 found almost one in 10 admitted logging on after midnight every night. Describing their views on social media usage in an evidence … …
Social Media Doesn’t Cause People to Isolate
Kids these days are completely incapable of interacting with people outside of Twitter! … At least, that's been the argument—up until now. The claim that people who grew up with access to the world wide web and social media don't know how to have face-to-face communication with other, living, … Read …
Mundelein High School taking extra precautions after social media post
Mundelein High School will take extra precautions Monday after a student's Snapchat post warned students not to go to school and stated "Mundelein ain't ready for this." Mundelein High School District 120 posted a notice on its Facebook page saying a student posted the message Saturday evening … Read More
XXXTENTACION Says His Social Media Was Hacked After Strange Drake Posts
XXXTENTACION and Drake have a strange history together. While it doesn't seem like there's ever been direct contact between both artists, the tension between them has been in the air since last year. It's arguable their beef played a factor in XXXTENTACION rise to fame, neither have really buried the … …
Let consumers engage directly with a brand on social media
“Marketers' positive statements of a brand on social media create a favourable product reputation and image to influence sales. Hence, we posit that the impact of marketer-generated content is similar to that of persuasive advertising, positively influences consumers' purchase behaviour,” reported the … Read More
Klobuchar: It’s A ‘Great Idea’ To Fine Social Media Companies For Failing to Purge Bots
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) said Sunday it would be a "great idea" to fine social media companies that fail to purge themselves of bots. That idea was raised by "Meet The Press" host Chuck Todd after Klobuchar said social media companies have to stop bots from dominating their platforms, …
Fired Googler Warns Social Media Users About Censored Speech
Bias and mass censorship from extraordinarily powerful tech companies create an enormous problem that Americans have to come to terms with, says a former Google employee who was fired for his politically incorrect views. While tech companies are incentivized to create a “safe and civil” … Read More