A Look At The Parts Of Zimbabwe That Rarely Get Coverage: Jerera
One of the more surprising things I learnt is that though a lot of the residents in Jerera actually have smartphones, most of them don't use Whatsapp. I was obviously taken aback because Whatsapp is so cheap and usually the whole point of having smartphones for people outside of the …
K-State, UMBC had a fun exchange on Twitter ahead of Sunday’s game
The Kansas State men's basketball team will be trying to win a spot in the Sweet 16 on Sunday night when the Wildcats face the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. That game tips off at 6:45 p.m. on Tru TV, but there was a little pregame action. You may have …
UMBC, hoops’ historic Cinderella, is also scoring points on Twitter
Seidel, director of multimedia communications and digital for UMBC's athletic department, was manning the team's Twitter account during the game. He had a lot of material to play with. Among his most-retweeted posts was a clap-back at a UMBC doubter who had used the school's acronym to spell out … Read …
Twitter is reportedly planning to ban cryptocurrency ads
Following Facebook and Google's footsteps, Twitter is reportedly planning to ban advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), according Sky News. In January, Facebook prohibited ads for currencies such as Bitcoin in an effort to combat deceptive marketers, while Google … Read More
Facebook’s Recurring Nightmare: Helping Muddy up Elections
FILE – This Monday, June 19, 2017, file photo shows a user signing in to Facebook on an iPad, in North Andover, Mass. Facebook has a problem it just can't kick: People keep exploiting it in ways that could sway elections and even undermine democracy. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) The …
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie says he’s now been blocked by Facebook
Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower who revealed the role played by data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica in obtaining data from Facebook users, said on Sunday he was blocked by the social media network. On Twitter, Wylie claimed his account was suspended after he spoke up about his role in an … Read …
Breach leaves Facebook users wondering: how safe is my data?
It was only last week, four days after the Observer asked Facebook about the improper transfer of data, that the company moved to suspend Cambridge Analytica from its platform. More troubling still is the apparent lack of any systematic response to ensure the same type of breach does not happen … …
The Game and Tekashi 6ix9ine Take their Beef to Social Media
The Game and Tekashi 6ix9ine are going at it on social media, after video from Game's recent performance showed the Compton rapper dissing the Brooklyn MC for being a “fake blood.” Ever the troll, 6ix9ine went on Instagram to respond to Game. “I turned 'gangsters' into clout chasers,” Tekashi says … …
How digital footprints paved way to weaponising social media
If you “like” curly fries on Facebook, you are more likely to have a high IQ. This may not appear to be an observation that could lead to the mass manipulation of an electorate, but the finding came from a scientific breakthrough that led to the weaponisation of Facebook as …
What you need to know about social media and democracy
On Wednesday, March 14, the University of Ottawa hosted a panel on a subject that dominates the news, titled “Social Media and Democracy: Facebook and the 2019 election.” The panel, which focused on the impact of social media on election systems, consisted of Elizabeth Dubois, an assistant … Read More