Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Viewpoint: Twitter and the way of the hashtag
From its beginnings as a geeky tool designed to help individual users deal with an increasingly fragmented information stream, Twitter made the hashtag a new and powerful part of the world’s cultural, social and political vocabulary.
By:
Jean Burgess
Twitter hints at future subscription service in job listing
The forthcoming subscription product is expected to be incorporated into Twitter's video services, a source said.
Viewpoint: TikTok teens punked Donald Trump — and may have threatened democracy, too
Social media has enabled protests and meaningful political action by capturing public attention, but it can also make the electoral process vulnerable to misinformation and manipulation.
By:
Anjana Susarla
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.
By:
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.