YouTube ‘broke child protection laws’
YouTube has been accused of violating child protection laws in the US, by a collection of 23 consumer, child safety and privacy advocacy groups. The coalition has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that YouTube collects data from children aged under 13. Read More
YouTube should be fined billions for illegally collecting children’s data, privacy groups claim
YouTube, one of the world's most popular websites, has been accused of improperly collecting the personal data of young children. In a complaint filed to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday, a coalition of more than 20 advocacy, consumer and privacy groups claim that Google's video … Read More
Parent groups say YouTube defies underage data-collection laws
The Federal Trade Commission has been asked to, once again, investigate Google's practices around its YouTube Kids platform. A group of child-safety organizations accuse the search giant of violating child protection laws by collecting data, and using that data to advertise, to kids under 13. Read More
Instagram, Justin Trudeau, and political image-making
Our work on Justin Trudeau's presence on Instagram explores this dynamic, which is gaining the attention of a growing number of researchers. Referred to as the “first prime minister of the Instagram age” or the “king of the selfie,” he can be seen as one of the pioneers in the …
Vitamins for your hair, nails, and skin are everywhere on Instagram. Don’t fall for them.
Tati Westbrook, a.k.a. @glamlifeguru, has 1.2 million Instagram followers and 3.9 million YouTube subscribers. Her rabid fan base tunes in for her beauty product reviews, hauls, and tutorials. For weeks she'd been teasing the launch of her own product line, which most of her fans assumed would be skin … Read …
The incredible life of Jordan’s Instagram-famous Crown Prince, an army officer who flies …
23-year-old Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II is first in line to the Jordanian throne. A Sandhurst graduate and second lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces, he shares his adventurous lifestyle with an Instagram following of 1.3 million — and also uses the platform to promote his humanitarian … Read …
Bharat Bandh on April 10: As call spreads on WhatsApp, Home Ministry orders states to take action
Bharat Bandh on April 10: As call spreads on WhatsApp, Home Ministry orders states to take action. The Bandh will be reportedly against caste-based reservations in jobs and education, Times Now reported. These groups also aim to protest against the violence that was witnessed on April 2 Bharat … Read More
‘Faceblock’ calls for boycotting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp for a day
Keeping in accordance with the data breach of Cambridge Analytica, a campaign 'Faceblock' is urging Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users to stop using the social media apps for a day. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all set to appear before US Congress on April 11 where he will be testifying … …
Here’s how you can use WhatsApp in local Indian languages
WhatsApp is today the biggest platform for one-on-one messaging. In India alone, there are more than 200mn active users on WhatsApp. These 200mn speak a variety of languages- Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Urdu, Kannada and Gujarati, among several others. Keeping the diversity in mind, the … Read More
Twitter hashtag offering teenagers inspirational advice goes viral
Filtering through the enormous amount of content on Twitter can be quite a task, with an average of 6,000 tweets posted on the site per second. However, sometimes a trend will arise that has the potential to make a truly positive impact on avid social media users around the world. …