Category: #SocialNetworks

Our pandemic-plagued 2020 didn’t just change our daily routines and patterns. It also accelerated new trends that have been ramping up for years. For example,…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who captivated millions this week with an Instagram Live monologue about her Capitol siege experience, shared her social media savvy Wednesday during…

After the Capitol was overrun by insurrectionists, Chevron sent out a tweet calling for a “peaceful transition of the U.S. government.” Brand tweets are always…

Twitter is rolling out a new community-based approach to helping control misinformation called Birdwatch. Twitter says the service came as part of its desire to…

Amazon has told Parler it will suspend the company’s AWS hosting services access, according to BuzzFeed News. The news comes on the same day that…

Since the election, President Donald Trump and his allies have faced fact-checks, condemnation and restrictions when trying to spread inconclusive evidence of voter fraud and…

The move is not a top priority, according to Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/twitter-dislike-button-kayvon-beykpour-b1759096.html Proactive Computing found this story and shared it with…

On the eve on the 2020 U.S. election, tensions are running high. The good news? 2020 isn’t 2016. Social networks are way better prepared to…

President Donald Trump on Friday shared a story from a known news satire website seemingly in earnest, using the fake report to blast Twitter’s handling…

A Chinese intelligence firm’s database on 2.4 million people—including some 50,000 Americans—was recently leaked, exposing it to researchers. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/data-leak-shows-chinese-firm-compiled-data-social-medi-1845071986 Proactive Computing found…

Twitter is ramping up its fight against election misinformation ahead of the 2020 election. The company introduced an updated version of its civic integrity policy…

<p>We must celebrate all the glorious things our body does and not rely on false social media expectations</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/chessie-king-social-media-body-confidence-unedited-images-online-a9702796.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…

Google has been working to give YouTube Music a more robust set of features now that it’s only a few months away from shutting down…

Getting out of the house is more difficult than ever, putting a damper on any Netflix parties you were planning to binge the original three Karate…

Sometimes, you’d like to share a video with others, but the accompanying audio track is distracting or perhaps introduces privacy concerns. Luckily, there’s a quick…

Many of Parler’s users have voiced their disapproval of how mainstream platforms such as Facebook and Twitter moderate content. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/conservatives-flock-free-speech-social-media-app-which-has-started-n1232844 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

If you’re sending someone WhatsApp messages, but you’re not getting any replies, you might be wondering if you’ve been blocked. Well, WhatsApp doesn’t come outright…

Dozens of Republican lawmakers have joined the social media site Parler as GOP tensions with Twitter and other major tech platforms mount, but so have…

After testing Watch Parties for Twitch, Amazon is rolling out a Prime Video Watch Parties feature for all U.S. subscribers. With Watch Parties, up to…

Earlier this month, Google made it easier to find the information you’re searching for on individual web pages with the launch of highlighted featured snippets….

The online publishing platform Medium said that it has added former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and civil rights advocate Colin Kaepernick to its board of…