Social media post lands new radio DJ in hot water, Padres not pleased
SAN DIEGO– A host joining the Padres' flagship radio station this week generated outrage on social media Monday evening with a promotional tweet viewed by many as insensitive to suicide. Kevin Klein, set to begin a new show Thursday on 97.3 FM, sent out a tweet with a photo of …
Is a social network that doesn’t share user data possible? We asked someone who’s trying.
With Facebook mired in a controversy over the misuse of the data of 50 million of its users by the company Cambridge Analytica, people have started thinking about alternatives to the social media giant. Sure, you can delete Facebook (though as Vox's Aja Romano reports, it's really hard), but what …
Editorial Exchange: Wake-up call for social-media users
Recent revelations about the social–media giant's failure to protect data from being used for nefarious purposes have raised concerns among users and spawned a new hashtag-propelled trend to #deletefacebook. More importantly, perhaps, the scandal involving the data-mining firm Cambridge … Read More
US Rights Group Slams Ankara Social Media Crackdown
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has strongly criticized Turkey for “large numbers” of detentions for social media postings criticizing the Turkish-led military operation into Syria against a Kurdish militia. The report claimed the “crackdown violates the right to peaceful expression.” Ankara is facing … Read More
What Roseanne Barr won’t talk about in her return to social media
The outspoken star of ABC's revival of comedy hit Roseanne (Tuesdays, 8 ET/PT), announced her retirement from social media in December after getting into an online feud with people who responded harshly to tweets praising President Trump and criticizing his election foe, Hillary Clinton, and former … Read More
Americans’ complicated feelings about social media in an era of privacy concerns
Amid public concerns over Cambridge Analytica's use of Facebook data and a subsequent movement to encourage users to abandon Facebook, there is a renewed focus on how social media companies collect personal information and make it available to marketers. Pew Research Center has studied … Read More
Bitcoin plunges as social media cracks down on cryptocurrency ads
Bitcoin (XBT) briefly fell below $8,000 because of concerns that top social media companies are no longer running ads tied to cryptocurrencies. Twitter … Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, allow companies to raise money, often by crowdfunding, through the sale of their own cryptocurrencies or digital tokens. Read More
Media Council On Use Of Social Media
Don Burgess, executive officer Media Council of Bermuda, said, “There is a misconception that what people post on social media is private and can't be used by the news media. Most people have not read the full terms of service from the various social media sites. “In addition, most people …
Witless Bay council accused of hiring lawyer to ‘silence’ social media criticism
Angry residents of Witless Bay, N.L., say town council is hiring a lawyer dedicated to silencing social media opposition to a much-debated beachfront development. Witless Bay councillors voted unanimously last month, to hire a criminal lawyer on retainer, as an adviser for dealing with criticisms and … Read More
Fizziology Begins Implementing Artificial Intelligence As Real-Time Monitor For Social Media
EXCLUSIVE: Two years ago in Sun Valley, ID, media moguls were told by Silicon Valley investors that artificial intelligence is coming to businesses “and it's coming quickly.” Well, it has just arrived for one well-known market research firm — Fizziology, which is now part of Marketcast. Social media … Read More