An American mother claims companies are responsible for the suicide of her 11-year-old daughter, who had an “extreme addiction” to social media. Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old child who was addicted to Instagram and Snapchat, the girl’s mother has allegedRead More →
A wave of school shooting threats circulating on TikTok and other social media prompted some US schools to close on Friday and others to increase police presence. Typically, the threats do not name specific schools, and local and federal officials said many lacked credibility. Still, the threats give a dateRead More →
President Erdogan said it was important to fight disinformation and propaganda “within the framework of the truth”. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday described social media as one of the main threats to democracy. Erdogan’s government plans to pursue legislation to criminalize the dissemination of false information and disinformationRead More →
A report by a Kashmiri diaspora group has accused social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram of silencing Kashmiri voices in digital spaces by frequently suspending the accounts of artists, scholars and journalists based in and outside the disputed region, a decision called by experts as “reprehensible”. A 30-page reportRead More →
There is broad bipartisan support among self-identified liberals and conservatives that social media companies should add warning labels to posts that contain misleading information, or that could lead to the spread of disinformation, data from a new study by researchers from Northeastern College of Arts, Media and Design exhibits. MuchRead More →
Misinformation about the virus and vaccines has spread on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. President Joe Biden has said social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. Biden’s comments came a day after US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said misinformationRead More →
The court statement is the first time that Modi’s government has officially declared that Twitter has lost its immunity. Twitter Inc. no longer enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India because the microblogging giant failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing.Read More →
Days after police visited its offices as part of an investigation into the marking of BJP posts as manipulated, the social media company says it is concerned for the safety of its employees. Twitter Inc says it is concerned for the safety of its staff in India, days after policeRead More →
Rights groups and Palestine advocates are demanding responses from Facebook after multiple reports that the social media giant censored Palestinian content on its platforms, particularly during the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and Occupied East Jerusalem. In one letter To Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Wednesday, dozens ofRead More →
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 →
The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face further escalation from Congress on Thursday, focused on their efforts to stop their platforms from spreading lies and inciting violence. This has been a familiar theme for lawmakers over the past few years. But the pressure is even greaterRead More →
The Center released a sweeping set of rules on Thursday to regulate social media companies, streaming and digital media platforms. This move will virtually place these platforms, for the first time, under government control. According to the new guidelines called ‘Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code)Read More →
Australia and Facebook have been at an impasse for more than a week over a bill that will force tech giants to pay for information. Facebook has agreed to restore Australia’s news pages after the government proposed amendments to legislation that would force tech giants to pay for media contentRead More →
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government was in talks again with the tech giant as the standoff leads to a drop in traffic to news sites across the country. Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the techRead More →
Pulled from web hosting services in January, Parler is a favorite of conservatives who denounce “censorship”. Parler, the popular social media platform among conservatives, is back online and ready to take on “big tech”, the company announced on Monday. The platform was unhosted by Amazon in January after the Jan.Read More →
Twitter deleted US President Trump’s account last week, citing a risk of violence after his supporters stormed the Capitol. Twitter Inc chief executive Jack Dorsey said banning US President Donald Trump from his social media platform after last week’s violence at the US Capitol was the “right move”, but saidRead More →
Trump’s channel homepage featured a month-old video of Trump casting doubt on the voting process. Google-owned YouTube has suspended Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against incitement to violence – the social media giant’s latest sanction against the US president. Online platforms and social mediaRead More →
Amazon will join Apple and Google in suspending social media platform Parler for failing to prevent incitement to violence. Amazon announced it would suspend Parler, a social media platform popular with right-wing users that was previously banned by Apple and Google for failing to prevent the spread of “threats ofRead More →
A new study reveals that nearly 60% of women and girls using Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have experienced abuse. According to a new global study, online abuse drives girls away from social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and nearly 60% of them experience harassment. One in five girlsRead More →
People who get most of their news from social media like Facebook and YouTube are much more likely to believe conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic, a study from Kings College London has found. The report also suggests that those who rely on social media for information are much moreRead More →