Social Media Revolution Series
Ukraine’s Twitter account is a national version of real-time trauma processing
Mar 12, 2022 11:16 am UTC| Technology
TikToks of cats in cardboard tanks. Flirty comments on Instagram accounts dedicated to Vladmir Putin, begging him to stop Russias attacks on Ukraine. Memes bemoaning what its like to live during a pandemic and...
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Donald Trump rolls out Truth Social app on Apple App Store following ban on Twitter, Facebook
Feb 22, 2022 05:22 am UTC| Business Technology
Donald Trump has been permanently banned on Twitter and suspended for two years on Facebook. Now he is debuting his own platform called Truth Social, and this means his return to social media is imminent. According to...
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'Virtual influencers' are here, but should Meta really be setting the ethical ground rules?
Feb 02, 2022 09:29 am UTC| Technology
Earlier this month, Meta announced it is working on a set of ethical guidelines for virtual influencers animated, typically computer-generated, characters designed to attract attention on social media. When Facebook...
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Twitter's algorithm favours the political right, a recent study finds
Feb 02, 2022 09:00 am UTC| Politics Technology
If youre a Twitter user, youll know that when scrolling through your home feed, in between posts from accounts you follow, youll sometimes see tweets tagged you might like. In other words, Twitter is recommending content...
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Spotify's response to Rogan-gate falls short of its ethical and editorial obligations
Feb 02, 2022 08:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Audio streaming giant Spotify is getting a crash course in the tension between free speech and the need to protect the public from harmful misinformation. The Swedish-founded platform, which has 400 million active...
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How social media can crush your self-esteem
Jan 10, 2022 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
We all have a natural tendency to compare ourselves to others, whether intentionally or not, online or offline. Such comparisons help us evaluate our own achievements, skills, personality and our emotions. This, in turn,...
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Metaverse: how Facebook rebrand reflects a dangerous trend in growing power of tech monopolies
Nov 06, 2021 08:04 am UTC| Technology
Facebooks rebranding as Meta has been seen by many as the companys latest attempt at corporate crisis control. The social media giant has been publicly attacked for creating an environment that fosters far-right extremism...
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