Browsing: Social media

After months of anticipation and debate, Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Young Australians under 16 must now…

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states. It is a…

After years of mounting scrutiny over TikTok’s data practices, in 2024 the Chinese video platform was threatened with a forced…

Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries. Take X, for example. Users of what was…

Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the…

In an era where misinformation spreads like wildfire, the conversation surrounding the responsibilities of social media platforms has never been…

Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the…

TikTok has unveiled its Instagram rival, TikTok Notes, launching initially in specific regions including Canada and Australia, accessible for download…

A survey by Media.com, a pioneering online network providing source information, underscores a strong public preference for the identities of social…

Does the Chinese government have officials inside TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, pulling the strings? And does the storing of data…

South Africa’s first fully-fledged creator house, Ya Rona House, has been unveiled in Johannesburg. Positioned as the ultimate intersection between…

The recent “get to know me” trend on Instagram and TikTok may seem harmless, but cybersecurity experts have warned of…

The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) has brought about an insight on the e-commerce and this in turn has also created…

“You have blood on your hands.” “I’m sorry for everything you have all been through.” These quotes, the first from…

Meta announced on Jan. 9, 2024, that it will protect teen users by blocking them from viewing content on Instagram…

Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, with billions of people using various platforms to connect,…

The City of Ekurhuleni has warned the public to be aware of job scam messages that are being sent through…

With the staggering rise of social media scams globally, business executives find themselves increasingly targeted by cybercriminals seeking to exploit…

Social media, such as Insta, may seem to be far removed from the workplace, but it’s become a major vulnerability…

by Lisa Garbe, WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Senegal’s government has shut down internet access in response to protests about…

by Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users…

by Milovan Savic, Swinburne University of Technology Montana has made an unprecedented move to become the first US state to…

BuildRSA chat platform is a technology initiative that aims to give South Africans a chance to air their views on…

By Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on…

Meta is in the early stages of building a decentralised, standalone dedicated app for people to post text-based updates to…