Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
BuzzFeed fires senior reporter Ryan Broderick over alleged plagiarism
The ex-senior reporter was fired by BuzzFeed after editors discovered stolen information in at least 11 news stories.
What happened? MSNBC math flub forces on-air correction
A tweet from a freelance columnist made it to air on an MSNBC news program, despite the fact the tweet contained inaccurate math.
Twitter temporarily closes Seattle office over coronavirus fear
Twitter has temporarily closed its Seattle office after an employee was told by a medical professional they may have coronavirus.
Twitter tells employees to work from home as coronavirus outbreak intensifies
Social networking service Twitter has sent a note to employees encouraging many of them to work from home as concerns over the global coronavirus outbreak intensifies.
Turkish telecom blocks access to Twitter, Facebook after attack on soldiers
Turkey's largest telecommunications provider is blocking access to major social media networks following reports of an attack on the country's troops in neighboring Syria.
Twitter suspends 70 accounts linked to Bloomberg campaign over spam
Around 70 accounts linked to Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign were suspended for tweeting spam, according to a report.
Researcher: Social media can make people more lonely
Research by Relationships Australia revealed one in six experience emotional loneliness, which means they lack meaningful relationships in their lives.
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Roger Patulny
Frankfurt shooting spree suspect uploaded video manifesto to YouTube
Frankfurt shooting spree suspect Tobias Rathjen posted a lengthy manifesto online as well as a handful of YouTube videos before the attack.
New York police subpoena newspaper reporter’s Twitter account in leak investigation
The NYPD issued a subpoena for information from a New York Post reporter's Twitter account last year, the newspaper revealed.
Albuquerque TV station shares frank message about voter registration
A social media editor for a New Mexico television station accidentally dropped some profane language in a Facebook post intended to remind people about their civic duty.
Second citizen journalist goes missing in China after reporting on coronavirus
Another citizen journalist has gone missing in China while defying a government quarantine ban to report on the coronavirus outbreak there.
Twitter says fewer people reporting abusive posts
Twitter says fewer users reported abusive tweets over the last three months thanks in part to machine learning technology that caught problematic posts earlier.