More than half of all Americans – 57% – said that misinformation on social media has influenced … [+]Their empathy levels getty According to new data from a recent survey conducted by the United Way of the National Capital Area, more than half of...
BOULDER (CO) – A gunman opens a King Sooper’s Grocery Store and healthcare workers run out … [+]Boulder, Colorado, on 22 March 2021. According to reports, dozens of officers responded to the shooting. At least one witness reported three victims who were apparently injured. (Photo...
Speech Bubble 3D like icon Concept of Communication. Communication Concept. Horizontal composition and copy space. getty Did you know Facebook didn’t used to support tagging and liking? When apps like Facebook first debuted, they didn’t allow users to “like” other posts or tag users. It’s...
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Elon Musk is getting closer to closing his deal with Twitter as a PA billionaire tech entrepreneur. … [+]Reports suggest that microblogging platforms could suffer mass layoffs Getty Images Elon Musk is moving closer to closing his deal for Twitter’s acquisition. However, reports suggest...
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Governor of Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region … [+]Dmitry Artyukhov, Kremlin Moscow. March 21st 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images There’s someone running across...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President gestures during his speech at a Kyiv press conference … [+]March 3, 2022. March 3, 2022. You don’t have power to close down the skies. Give me planes. Zelensky stated this at a press conference. He said that if we were...
Volunteers and emergency workers from Ukraine carry a pregnant lady who was injured in a hospital for women with severe injuries. Russian bombings of the hospital in which she was supposed to have given birth killed both her and her baby. ASSOCIATED PROPRESS ...
Anti-Putin protest activists wave flags as they attend an illegal 2012 rally on Red Square … [+]Moscow, April 8, 2012. Getty Images Russia’s crackdown on Instagram and Facebook will produce a billion-dollar hit on their parent company’s revenue, an unexpected loss that will compound...
Phishing scams also work by targeting the weakest link – people getty Trust is a problem with social media, but not just what appears on those platforms. Although social media can be used to spread misinformation or disinformation, it is also being used to...
NurPhoto via Getty Images Russia has turned off access to Facebook, accusing the world’s largest social network of unfairly censoring media outlets within the country—and instantaneously zapping away millions of dollars in revenue from Facebook’s parent company, Meta. What is the exact figure? According to Statista...