Hotstix doesn’t think social media is all that
Legendary musician Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse has been in the industry for over three decades and he's still one of the coolest musicians in Mzansi – with or without Twitter. Hotstix told TshisaLIVE said at the root of the youth's problems is a focus on social media. He said if there's …
In a heated debate, Facebook shareholders argue whether social media has peaked
Investment manager Ross Gerber thinks Facebook is in deep trouble after the Cambridge Analytica data leak. On CNBC's "Closing Bell," Gerber argued that "social media has peaked" and predicted that "daily active users in the North American region in Facebook will decline in this quarter, and will … Read More
Facebook users left reviewing relationship with social media giant in wake of Cambridge Analytica …
Facebook users have been left reviewing their relationship with the social media giant in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica (CA) scandal. It is alleged that 50 million users of the social media giant had their personal details harvested by CA, which were then said to have been used in …
The real problem with social-media targeting by politicians is what you don’t see
It's not everything: social media allows a lot of anonymity, and tracking third-party political messages on social media is famously hard. Still, before you fight the morass of bots, fake accounts, or foreign troll farms, it's worth taking a step to make the legal campaigns of political parties accountable. Read …
Trudeau: Liberal Party not turning back on social media in future campaigns
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he's not going to turn his back on social media for future campaigns at a time of deepening public concerns over the use of private Facebook data for political purposes. Speaking to reporters today in New Brunswick, the prime minister says the Liberals will continue …
Social media giants grilled over effectiveness in acting on false or harmful content
In wrapping up the oral representations with the social media giants, Mr Shanmugam said while the committee welcomes the “broad statements” on how the firms are being proactive and serious about tackling falsehoods, there are responses to specific cases that “don't seem quite satisfactory”. Read More
Social media execs face panel on fake news
From left) Google's News Lab lead for Asia-Pacific Irene Jay Liu, Twitter's director for public policy and philanthropy in Asia-Pacific Kathleen Mary Helen Reen, Twitter's global lead for government and elections Philip Chua Jin Wen, Facebook's head of public policy in South-east Asia Alvin Tan, … Read More
How Not to Break Up on Social Media
All of this sort of begs the larger question, "What do we use social media for?" For some people, it is legitimately a form of socialization. For others, it's to bookmark articles and memes and pictures of small animals. For another group I will never understand, it's to have pointless …
Social media is ‘not judge and jury’: Blanchett addresses Allen accusations
Cate Blanchett has hit back at criticism she's "stayed silent" on abuse accusations against Woody Allen, adding she'd support a court case if the allegations needed to be re-examined. "I don't think I've stayed silent at all," Blanchett – who won an acting Oscar in 2014 for Allen's Blue Jasmine …
Zuckerberg recognises need for social media regulation
Facebook should be regulated, Mark Zuckerberg has said after apologising for the leak of 50 million users' data to a British company accused of interfering in elections. Asked if he was worried by pressure from governments, he said: “I actually am not sure we shouldn't be regulated . . . …