Showing all posts tagged Social Media
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CloudFlare Removes Service from 8chan
8chan's repuation, and its role in the latest shooting has seen one of its service providers, CloudFlare, withdraw it
Jack Turner
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The Negative Effects of Technology on Our Bodies
The human body is built to endure a lot, but the negative effects of technology could be too much for some unhealthy people
Conor Cawley
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TikTok Under Investigation on Multiple Fronts
Video-sharing app TikTok is under fire in the UK for its 'exploitative' digital gift system that has seen children rack up
Tom Fogden
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Twitter to Label Rule-Breaking Tweets from Trump
Twitter has often found itself under attack for the way it handles provocative tweets from high profile accounts, and now,
Jack Turner
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5 Things We Learned from BBC Interview with Facebook’s Nick Clegg
Today, Nick Clegg, Facebook's Vice-President of Global Affairs and Communications, sat down for an interview on BBC radio,
Jack Turner
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Twitch is Suing 100 Users for Their Shady Streaming
Streaming site Twitch is lawyering up to take on 100 of its own users. According to a court filing, Twitch is accusing the
Tom Fogden
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Why the Internet Hardly Needs Jordan Peterson’s New “Free Speech” Social Media Platform
Jordan Peterson's new social media platform, Thinkspot, is premised on the idea that regular social media sites censor conser
Tom Fogden
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US Immigration Now Asks For Your Social Media Details
People wishing to travel to the US are now being asked to provide their social media details on visa applications, as well
Tom Fogden
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Court Rules Elon Musk Needs a Lawyer to Approve His Tweets
Elon Musk's tweets will soon all be lawyer-approved: According to a new court filing, the millionaire CEO has reached an
Adam Rowe
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TikTok Banned from App Stores in India Following Court Order
Google and Apple have dropped the Chinese social video app TikTok from their app stores in the country of India, following a
Adam Rowe
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It Hasn’t Been a Good Week for Social Media
With bad headline after bad headline, it hasn't been a great week for social media companies. From Facebook discriminatory
Tom Fogden
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Four Ways to Fix the Internet
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making a new push for regulation across Europe and the US, and it's the biggest evolution in
Adam Rowe
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UK Government Wants Social Media Companies to be More Socially Responsible
A new paper from a cross party committee in the UK government is proposing radical new measures to force social media
Jack Turner
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How Big Tech Is (and Isn’t) Tackling Anti-Vaxxers
Last week, Facebook announced plans to deprioritize anti-vaccination content on its platform. It's just the latest tech
Adam Rowe
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Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram Integration: What You Need to Know
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to combine functionality across the company's three massively popular
Adam Rowe
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YouTube Blocks Comments on Videos Featuring Children
YouTube has just announced that it is disabling the commenting function for any videos on its platform that feature minors.
Adam Rowe
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A Brief History of Social Media Bans
After years of hiding behind the "it's free speech" shield, social media companies have began suspending or permanently
Conor Cawley
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TikTok Fined $5.7 Million by FTC for Breaching Child Protection Laws
TikTok, the popular social media app aimed at teens, has fallen foul of Federal Trade Commission guidelines and ordered to
Jack Turner
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Facebook Broke the Law and Requires Regulation – UK Government Report
The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport has published its long awaited report on 'fake news', and its
Jack Turner
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Just How Bad Is Facebook For Us?
A groundbreaking Stanford study has revealed that deactivating Facebook can have wide-ranging effects on our mental health
Tom Fogden
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Tesla Adds Dog Mode – Because Twitter Asked
Tesla has announced that a "dog mode" will be added to its cars as soon as this week. The reason? Someone asked Elon Musk
Jack Turner
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