Former US President Donald Trump came a step closer on Friday to reaping a major windfall from his social media firm after investors in a blank-check acquisition company approved a tie-up currently worth about $6 billion. The deal values Trump's majority stake in the company that holds his app Truth Social at about $3.6 billion. The windfall could prove vital as Trump grapples with the financial fallout of a string of legal cases against him, including a $454 million judgment in a civil fraud...
Zomato has renamed its ‘pure veg’ mode to ‘veg only’ and dropped the plan to have a separate colour-coded fleet for exclusively delivering vegetarian food, following an online backlash citing concerns around community and caste-based discrimination.Several users took to social media to criticise Zomato's decision to use the term ‘pure veg’ and have delivery personnel dress up in green instead of the regular red uniforms to ferry vegetarian food.On Wednesday, Zomato rolled back green uniforms...
A California superbloom is springing to life and will soon blanket some of the state’s dry landscape in vivid displays of abundant wildflowers. The colorful blooms, however, are notoriously sensitive to weather conditions — so there could be a short window to bask in their beauty. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. 2024 race President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are making their appeals to voters ahead of another round of primaries on...
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Here are some things to know about Trump's social media platform and where it fits into the broader social media landscape.
Here are some things to know about Trump's social media platform and where it fits into the broader social media landscape.
Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
ST. GEORGE — Fraudsters create impostor social media pages and accounts using Social Security-related images and vocabulary, making them appear to be associated with or endorsed by the federal organization. They also create impostor social media pages of Social Security officials, as well as the Office of the Inspector General. Social Security representatives never ask for […]
On Saturday, Trump told his numerous online followers, "I love Truth Social." However, there might be a disconnect between Trump's enthusiasm and the feelings of shareholders as the company that recently merged with Truth Social saw a significant drop in its stock price the day before.Digital World Acquisition Corp., a shell company, saw its share price fall by nearly 14 per cent shortly after shareholders approved a merger on Friday morning. The merger is with the former president's social...
Donald Trump faces big civil judgments, but the merger of Digital World Acquisition and his social media company could net him a $3 billion windfall.
From online courtroom to information manipulation, social media has radically changed communication. Here are five books to help navigate itFrom Covid conspiracy theories to recent speculations about Catherine, Princess of Wales, social media is at the heart of how we share information, and misinformation, with one another in the 21st century. For those who want to have a better understanding of social media and how it affects us, here are a selection of titles that explore how we consume,...
Life can be loud. Many expressions point to different perceptions of online noise and the sounds of social media spaces, but a particularly popular concept that captures this is “moving in silence.” Often the expression describes an individual’s self-proclaimed decision to share less about themselves online. Yet before taking this hushed approach, they declare their More