George Soros is funding groups pushing Big Tech to "juice their censorship operations before the 2024 U.S. presidential election."
As Twitter and Facebook both now offer paid subscription, what impact is it having?
Many small businesses utilize social media to get the word out about their products. Unfortunately, many scammers also use social media to take advantage of people online.
Worldwide news media are facing increasing pressure from autocrats to report favorably about their leaders and party politics, so political scientists have launched a new computational method that can detect such media censorship by states while it is happening. This method provides valuable insights for communicating regime-driven media capture to the public. It is now described in detail in an article published in the journal Democratization.
Social media users who uploaded a deepfake audio recording of President Marcos are facing cybercrime charges filed by a group of social media influencers.
Following the Met Gala, people sparked a "digital guillotine" movement online to block celebrities who haven't spoken out about Palestine.
Australia announced on Friday that it would hold a parliamentary inquiry to look into the negative impacts of social media platforms, saying they have significant reach and control over what Australians see online, with almost no scrutiny. The government has criticized social media platforms for not being quick enough to
Millions of Australian children could be barred from using social media platforms under age-limit changes floated by state premiers who want bolstered protections for young people against online harm. The leaders of NSW, Queensland and Victoria united on Monday in a push to lift age minimums on major operators such as the Meta-owned Facebook and […]
Moves to ban children from social media have been applauded by the prime minister. Earlier in May, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas appointed a former High court chief justice to examine pathways for his government to impose a social media ban on Australians under 14. Under the proposal, parents would also have to give their […]
It's no secret social media websites are awash with negative, abusive, and stress-inducing content. It's as if their very function encourages it - and harms users in the process. But a new social network backed by some of Silicon Valley's biggest names hopes to change that.Maven is a new social network that launched earlier this year but is just starting to catch on. The platform ditches likes, follower counts, and algorithms that push attention-getting or provocative content. Instead, it uses...
In Springfield Wednesday evening, the challenges of social media on adolescent users were a topic of discussion at a youth roundtable.
Is your CEO itching to post on LinkedIn or X? Does the thought fill you with glee or dread? Not long ago, the regular use of social platforms by corporate leaders was rare — or even unthinkable. Now, it has become the norm, with companies seeing it as a fresh, immediate and relatable way to engage audiences. Some even believe it’s become a core strategy for improving overall performance. CEOs dabbling in social media is a strategy riddled with risks, though. Several have already paid the price,...