• Chibok girls: US renews commitment to Nigeria’s anti-terrorism efforts

    As Nigeria marks a decade since the tragic abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, the United States has reiterated its unwavering support for the country in combating terrorism and safeguarding its populace.

  • Billionaire Republican donor’s firm brands Trump’s social media CEO ‘loser’

    Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities claimed Devin Nunes would be ‘fired on The Apprentice’ amid stock trading rowThe CEO of Donald Trump’s social media empire was branded a “proverbial loser” whom the former president “would have fired on The Apprentice” by a trading firm owned by the billionaire Republican donor Ken Griffin on Friday.In an extraordinary statement, Citadel Securities accused Devin Nunes, chief executive of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), of trying to deflect blame for the...

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    Ally of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Demands End to Ban on Social Media Platform X

    A key ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X.

  • SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Social Media Post Led Some to Believe He Was Resigning – Regulation Bitcoin News

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s social media post expressing that “it’s been an honor to serve” as SEC chairman sparked speculation within the crypto community that he might be resigning from his position. Many people, including lawmakers, have criticized Gensler for taking an enforcement-centric approach to regulating the crypto industry. Gary […]

  • First 6 Jurors Selected in Trump Hush Money Trial After Questioning of Anti-Trump Social Media Posts

    The first six jurors were selected in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial on Tuesday afternoon, after a two-day process, whittled down from a potential 96 potential candidates.

  • Anti-Terrorism Council redesignates CPP-NPA as terror group

    The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has maintained the terrorist designations of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) as well as the Islamic State East Asia (ISEA) and other Daesh-linked groups and has tagged an individual linked to various activities of communist rebels as a terrorist.

  • Yes, Anti Social Social Club Has Its Own Goyard Bags (EXCLUSIVE)

    Anti Social Social Club’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection features a first for the Los Angeles-based streetwear brand.Alongside Anti Social Social Club’s varied

  • TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

    FEATURE (THE CONVERSATION) — The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok on Apr. 23 after the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid bill. The bill includes a provision to force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to either sell its American holdings to a U.S. company or […]

  • What happens when we train our AI on social media?

    The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobucket.  But there is a question looming in the background of these deals: Even if AI companies can train their models on social media, is doing so really such a good idea?  AI companies have largely relied on the internet, especially...

  • Stakeholders demand reforms in social interventions

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic, palliatives, often used by governments as a stop-gap measure to support the most vulnerable in society, are now becoming permanent fixtures in Nigeria’s economy, writes EDIDIONG IKPOTO In February, about seven people reportedly lost their lives in a stampede at the Nigeria Customs Service office in Yaba, Lagos, during the sale Read More

  • Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media

    Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the fediverse only to shut it down, shifting people back to its proprietary platforms and decimating startups building in the space? Will it bring its advertising empire to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Coalition talks again bogged down in social media disputes

    Talks on forming a new right-wing coalition government in the Netherlands continue to be dogged by social media posts, particularly by far-right leader Geert Wilders. On Thursday Wilders refused to withdraw a post he had placed about the VVD’s junior immigration minister Eric van der Burg, describing him instead as someone “who has turned the Netherlands into one big refugee centre” and a “scary little man”. Earlier Van der Burg had said during a parliamentary debate that the decision not