Why I’m retiring from life as a social media influencer
In the early days of social media, I divided the people on it into 'those with lots of followers' – journalists, celebrities, fashion bloggers – and those only followed by their friends. Enter me, along with everyone else I knew. My personal offerings had attracted 300 followers, and I was …
Anti-social tentacles of social media – Victor Paul Borg
But this story now transcends Cambridge Analytica – if it had to be about that company alone, it would merely be an instance of wrongdoing – and the wider public disquiet demonstrates ignorance about the business model of Facebook and other social media giants, as well as sensitivity towards any … …
Brokaw: Social media is exceptional but potentially dangerous
“Now,” Brokaw said, “because of social media you can be very disruptive with just a keystroke, and there is no way of determining quickly the veracity of it, or the credibility of it. Social media is an exceptional tool, but it is constantly abused. And it has a lot to …
Police officers accused of spending too much time tweeting rubbish while kids are dying on our …
Greater Manchester Police had a 2016/2017 budget of £15,780 for social media, with one officer tweeting a photo of his kebab and writing: “After 7 long late afternoon/night shifts covering Response/999 across North Manchester, it had to be done.” Essex Police, which we discovered had spent more … Read More
Amber Rudd looks to social media firms to tackle gang-related Internet content following spike in …
Launching the strategy, the Home Secretary is expected to call on social media firms to do more to tackle gang material hosted on their sites. She will urge them to make an explicit reference to not allowing violent gang content, including music and video, on their platforms. Concerns have been …
Amber Rudd to urge social media firms to more action against gang-linked content
Amber Rudd will challenge social media companies to do more to rid the web of gang-related content as she launches a Government drive to bear down on serious violence. The Home Secretary is expected to call for platforms to spell out explicitly that such material is forbidden on their sites. …
My comedy goes beyond social media –Woli Agba
Comedian, Ayobami Ayo-Ajewole, aka Woli Agba, has stated emphatically that his creativity is not limited to uploading video skits on the Internet. Rubbishing claims that social media comedians don't have what it takes to do stand-up comedy, Ayo-Ajewole said, “That does not apply to me. I do my skits … Read …
Tribulations of trials in the age of social media
The problem with social media commentary, Andrea added, is the possibility it will influence jurors who are supposed to judge a case solely on the basis of what they hear in court. "Do guidelines have to be brought in that restrict what can be said on social media, while a …
Penn prof and grad students criticize #DeleteFacebook movement, advocate for social media
As the #DeleteFacebook campaign continues to dominate social media, a Penn professor and a Ph.D. student argue that social media users should reconsider deleting their accounts in a recently published column. Annenberg School for Communication Assistant professor Sandra González-Bailón and … Read More
Indonesian minister calls for ‘social media detox’
A survey in October 2017 by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association and the Indonesian Telecommunications Society showed Facebook is the second most popular social media application on smartphones, used by 66.5 percent of respondents. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, … Read More