Bye Facebook, hello Instagram: Users make beeline for Facebook-owned social network
More than two dozen social media users surveyed in recent weeks by USA TODAY say Instagram is now their favorite social network. With feeds filled with inspirational pictures and a chummy vibe, it's their happy place — or at least a whole lot happier than Facebook. But, as more of …
Cate Blanchett Talks Woody Allen Allegations and Says Social Media is “Not the Judge and Jury”
Cate Blanchett has some thoughts regarding social media and her work history with Hollywood director, Woody Allen. The Australian actress sat down for an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour where she spoke of the man she worked with on Blue Jasmine—a film that ultimately earned her an … Read More
Why the Cambridge Analytica Scandal Is a Watershed Moment for Social Media
Serious concerns have arisen in the past week over how social media firms guard the privacy of their users' personal data, and how the analytics of such data can influence voter preferences and turnout. Those worries follow a whistleblower's account to The Observer newspaper in the U.K. about how … Read …
Social-media alternatives to Facebook
The world's largest social network has come under fire for allowing researchers to mine personal data and then use that data for political ads that may have influenced the 2016 election. Needless to say, that may pose a problem for people who still want to stay connected with friends and …
Govt probes data ‘manipulation’ by social media giants
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday initiated a high-level probe into the analytics carried out by social media and internet giants — including … The minister has already made it clear that attempts to influence electoral processes by social media companies such as Facebook will result in strict … Read More
Schools Are Using AI to Check Students’ Social Media for Warning Signs of Violence
In the hopes of deterring violence, schools are turning to big data analytics to examine social media posts for the earliest signs of violence—depression, resentment, and isolation. Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Massachusetts has turned to Social Sentinel, a data analytics company that … Read More
Profile of a social media addict: Do you fit the description?
We know what personality traits lend towards a greater risk of alcohol or drug addiction. But what about social media addiction? Experts say too much time spent on such pages can actually have a substantial impact on mental health. Yet, surprisingly little research has gone into information technology … Read More
On a break: teens ghost social media
Lately, I've been wondering whether some teens have had enough, and whether they've started to pull back or opt out completely from using social media. That made me think of a 17-year-old named Finn Kairer, who I've known since she was little. I've noticed Finn hardly ever has her phone …
Cate Blanchett: Social Media Is “Not the Judge and Jury” of Woody Allen
Blanchett does acknowledge that social media is useful for raising “awareness about issues,” but seems to consider much of Hollywood's growing disdain for Allen a pile-on, rather than a reconsideration of Farrow's first-person account. Blanchett elaborated that her preference for a more codified … Read More
Data breach? That won’t make us delete our social media accounts
At the age of 26 I am, by dint of millennial law, an app-happy perma-swiper, dishing out personal data with reckless abandon. It's not that I want to grant access to my information willy nilly – in fact, I am near-chronically clandestine when it comes to posting details of my …