Big Media, Little Media – Democratization of Content Creation on YouTube
Even in 2019, the Internet is still a virtual Wild West with people clamoring to get the best usernames and content up as quickly as possible. Questions of rights and […]
Queen Elizabeth Posts On Instagram For 1st Time
Queen Elizabeth II posted her first pictures to the photo-sharing platform yesterday to celebrate a new exhibit at the Science Museum in London. The post was an image of an […]
Facebook Releases More Info On Independent Board For Content Handling
Last November, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a blueprint for how content should be managed on Facebook. In that blueprint, he expressed plans to build an appeals process with an independent board, […]
Facebook plans to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. Why?
The Facebook graphical interface is about to become easier to manage. According to a New York Times article on Friday, Zuckerberg wants Facebook to merge the messaging services of Facebook […]
Facebook Rolls Out Fact-Checking Program in the UK
Social media has been working to eliminate fake news ever since it emerged as a major issue back in 2016. Law-makers have grown increasingly impatient with the issue as well. […]
Nikki Haley Loses 1.6 Million Twitter Followers Because of The State Dept.
Former US ambassador to the UN and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley had to give up her old Twitter handle (@AmbNikkiHaley) and took on a new Twitter account Tuesday […]
Mark Zuckerberg Reflects on the Year
Every year, Mark Zuckerberg publishes a post to his platform posting his goals for the year following. Facebook has had a rough 2018 with the Cambridge Analytica scandal along with […]
Twitter Users Ask Trump to Hear Federal Employees’ “#ShutdownStories”
As the partial government shutdown enters its sixth day with hundreds of thousands of people without pay, people have continued to share their “#ShutdownStories” on Twitter. The stories of federal […]
IRS is Looking to Find Tax Evaders Via Social Media
The Internal Revenue Service is researching how to use social media platforms like Facebook to catch tax evaders, Quartz reported. A request for information from the IRS’s National Office of […]
YouTuber May Face Charges for Insulting A Dress
Wanchaleom Jamneanphol, A popular YouTuber known as Mixy Bigmouth, might be facing charges in Thailand after she criticized a Miss Universe dress designed by Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, one of the daughters […]
Facebook Gave Media Giants Like Netflix Special Access to Private Messages
Facebook has admitted to sharing private user messages with third-party companies, including Spotify. In their blog post, they state: “Did partners get access to messages? Yes. But people had to […]
NAACP Launches #LogOutFacebook Campaign
Facebook has had to rethink its platform several times especially more recently as civil rights concern over privacy, fake news, and discrimination have grown. Facebook has been a neglectful instrument […]
Tumblr Users Log Off Protest Begins
Tumblr announced a couple weeks ago that today, December 17th, would be the day they would ban Adult Content on their platform. Many users immediately took to Twitter to complain […]
Net Neutrality in California
Recently California Governor Jerry Brown signed S.B. 822, which supports net neutrality protections for citizens of California. The law prohibits ISPs (Internet Service Providers) from blocking or creating a pay wall […]
Twitter’s Unusual Stance on Alex Jones
Alex Jones, known for his far-right conspiracy theories and hate speech, was finally taken off of various internet platforms this week, to the long-awaited joy of many users. In one […]
Half-Onion Looking to Get More Followers Than Trump
@Halfanonioninabag exists for the sole purpose to exceed Trump’s followers on Twitter. The expectation is that the thin-skinned president is no match for a thick-skinned half-onion. What if this account that […]
