How Diverse Emojis Encourage More Social Inclusion
When skin tone emojis were first launched, some feared social media users would abuse them. But a new study … A new study shows that social media users don't generally abuse the emoji skin tone selection, and the diversity in icon colors actually increases inclusion in the digital sphere. “It …
Elon Musk Calls for Social Media, AI Regulation
Elon Musk, one of Silicon Valley's most widely followed entrepreneurs and angel investors, has weighed in with his thoughts regarding a need for more government involvement to control social media and the new age of artificial intelligence (AI). Musk's comments during an interview with "CBS This … Read More
The social media generation casts a wary eye on Facebook founder’s testimony
The information was collected by users' interaction with an app called “This is Your Digital Life,” which scraped data from roughly 270,000 individuals who downloaded the app, as well as information on all of their friends.,. According to a poll conducted by CBS News this week, 68 percent of millennials … …
Social Media’s Future: Redesign, Don’t Quit
The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal has opened up a Pandora's box on privacy and has people engaging in passionate conversations about the worldwide impact social media platforms have on the quality of our lives, our thoughts, and ultimately our decisions. It casts a new light on tools such as … Read …
Facebook Privacy Critics Ignore Benefits of Social Media
It and other social media platforms have been some of the most transformative innovations in recent memory. Neglect of the benefits that Facebook has conferred may lead to the “danger that Congress will rush in and over-regulate” as mentioned by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) yesterday. Huge amounts of … Read More
Ugandan Government Plans to Tax Social Media Users for Too Much Gossip
Indeed, officials have offered no information about how (or by whom) social media content will be judged for its quality. If gossip or rumors take a political tone, could this lead to taxation or even indirect censorship of political criticism? Netizens have also expressed doubts about the economic rationale … Read …
Elon Musk slams Silicon Valley’s lack of regulation on social media, citing ‘willy nilly proliferation of …
In a recent interview, Musk said social media has gone unchecked, despite its impact on 'the public good'. His comments come as another Silicon Valley titan, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has appeared in a pair of high-stakes hearings on Capitol Hill this week surrounding the firm's ongoing privacy … Read More
UPDATED: Regulation of social media ‘inevitable’ – Zuckerberg
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that regulation of social media companies is inevitable, but warned that rules could also hamper the industry's growth. “The internet is growing in importance around the world in people's lives, and I think that it is inevitable that there will need … Read More
Amanda Bynes works to shut down social media imposters begging for cash
Amanda Bynes wants Twitter and Instagram to shut down imposter accounts that are begging the actress' fans for money. Her lawyer, Tamar Arminak, told TMZ that she sent legal letters to the social media platforms demanding they take down accounts named “@persianLA27” and “@alb4386” because … Read More
Regulation of social media firms is ‘inevitable’: Mark Zuckerberg
WASHINGTON: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is "inevitable" there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties. Read More