Social media companies must do more to stop online abuse. That’s why this weekend we’re coming together with English football and other sports and organizations to boycott social media and demand change. Barnsley FC will join the EFL, English football and sport at large in deactivating our Facebook, TwitterRead More →
Paywalls are becoming increasingly popular among news websites. The New York Times has the most subscribers, with 7.5 million. The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Game Informer and the UK’s Financial Times rank next respectively. Japanese media Nikkei ranks number one among non-English news sites. Most of the websites onRead More →
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is so excited about what he’s working on that he forgot to eat his meals. By his own admission, this “keeps happening” and he thinks he may have lost 10 pounds in the past month. In an unusually flippant Facebook post that garnered an offer fromRead More →
The social media presence will be dedicated to breaking “martini drinking stereotypes” and promoting career opportunities. The UK’s domestic intelligence service, MI5, opened an official Instagram account on Thursday in the latest step for the country’s spy agencies to come out of the shadows. The security service, as it isRead More →
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has temporarily blocked Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and some other social media services across the country as part of a security crackdown on a far-right religious party, officials say. The temporary ban blocked all access to social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and messaging apps WhatsappRead More →
According to the study conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California, Facebook targeted an Instacart delivery job posting to a very female audience and a Domino’s Pizza delivery job posting to a very male audience. Facebook users may not be told which jobs they are qualified for becauseRead More →
Tehran, Iran – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made headlines last week when he made a late night appearance on Clubhouse, the increasingly popular mobile group audio chat app. Even though hours after the conversation began he said it was past bedtime, the country’s top diplomat stayed longer toRead More →
Things are constantly changing in the world of social media, with new features being added to our favorite apps and brand new platforms popping up to grab our attention. Here are some updates you might be interested in this month. TikTok remains the most downloaded app in 2021 If you’reRead More →
Pakistan’s media regulatory agency is restoring access to the Chinese video service after a court banned it last month for “vulgar” content. Pakistan has lifted a second ban on TikTok for “immoral and unethical” content after the popular video-sharing app again offered to moderate uploads. A court in the northwesternRead More →