Twitter is finally working to purge those bots by limiting mass tweets
Twitter is going on a bot diet. On Wednesday, February 21, the social media platform announced a set of new guidelines that will prohibit mass tweets, likes and follows using both third-party platforms and the company's own TweetDeck. The move is designed to prevent bots from mass posting similar … Read …
Twitter bars tactics used by ‘bots’ to spread false stories
Twitter, known for freewheeling discussions in short messages, is under pressure from users and Western governments to stem the spread of false news and foreign propaganda, often done with the help of automated accounts known as bots. Twitter bots disseminated propaganda before the 2016 U.S. … Read More
Twitter purges accounts, and conservatives cry foul
Twitter has pruned more suspected trolls and fake accounts from its platform, prompting several of its most outspoken conservative users to complain Wednesday that they had lost thousands of followers overnight. Conservatives quickly decried what they called the "#twitterlockout," adding it to their list of … Read More
The Trouble With Google and Facebook
Take a look at the increasing Facebook-Google stranglehold on digital advertising. Yes, there is greater access these days to information (including, he jests, people wasting time on academics' blogs), but really good information has to be paid for. The decline in that lifeblood of a democracy is vivid, … Read More
3D posts on Facebook just got a lot better
Support for 3D imagery on Facebook is growing. Last October, Facebook introduced interactive posts of 3D objects to its news feed. The social network rolled out support for a new file format this week, which will make it even easier for users to share high-quality 3D images. The format, glTF …
Facebook is using AI to predict when users may be suicidal
The number of Facebook users who see support content for suicide prevention has doubled since the company switched on a detection system. Facebook has hosted summits for tech company employees to talk suicide prevention for several years. The company has been deploying the technology in … Read More
Why You Should Stop Treating Social Media Like a Billboard
"Your social media is your storefront where customer relationships happen," said Karla Campos, Founder of Social Media Sass, an influencer marketing company. "Sure you can have great graphics but if you are bad at customer service, it's definitely going to have a negative effect on your business. Read More
2 more schools investigate potential social media threats
Police said two more schools are grappling with threatening messages posted on social media, acts that have raised concerns for parents and schools across the state in the wake of the devastating school shooting in Florida that has again turned national attention to gun violence. Authorities in Long … Read More
School safety threats, concerns, events on social media
And much of the information about solidarity events, as well as possible school violence threats and concerns, are winding up on social media, keeping police and school officials on constant guard. In East Brunswick, where the superintendent of schools announced last week the district is implementing … Read More
Here’s how to know if your social media bragging is a little *too* extra
Raise your hand if you're a fan of sharing all the photos and videos from your fabulous vacation or the bouquet of flowers from your S.O. on Valentine's Day. No shame — we all fall prey to the temptations of a good social media brag once in a while. After …