Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Jezebel editor causes outrage with ill-timed political tweet
News of actor Paul Walker’s death was met with a wave of shock and disbelief on social media, but for Jezebel news editor Erin Gloria Ryan, it was an opportunity to have a political discussion.
J.P. Morgan cancels Twitter Q&A after “insulting” questions
J.P. Morgan canceled a planned question-and-answer session on Twitter with the bank’s vice chairman James Lee, Jr. after receiving “insulting” questions.
Early morning fire causes service interruptions for Internet Archive
A building in San Francisco owned by the Internet Archive caught fire early Wednesday morning, according to local media reports.
Google security techs on NSA hackers: “Fuck these guys”
Two Google security technicians have railed against the NSA in a series of blog posts on the social network website Google Plus.
Twitter filing: IBM claims infringement on three patents, litigation possible
Twitter may find itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit over three patents IBM claims Twitter is infringing, according to a new SEC filing made public on Monday.
Twitter employee arrested, accused of working with Anonymous collective
Ryan Gulebe, an employee of the website Twitter, is one of 13 individuals recently accused of colluding with the hacktivist group Anonymous in December 2010.
Lebanese TV channel lands on-camera interview with Syrian Electronic Army hackers
Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen will air the first television interview with self-proclaimed members of the Syrian Electronic Army Thursday evening, a member of the group told The Desk.
Source: “NewsBreaker” presenter David Begnaud leaves Ora TV for network position
David Begnaud has left digital video startup Ora TV after one year on the job, a source revealed to The Desk late Tuesday evening.
Syrian Electronic Army compromises FOX TV Hootsuite account
The Syrian Electronic Army compromised a Hootsuite account used to post content to several international FOX television networks, the group confirmed to The Desk Tuesday afternoon.
Wisconsin golf course commemorates 9/11 anniversary with coupon in newspaper
A Wisconsin golf club is catching heat on Twitter and Facebook after the business ran an advertisement in a local newspaper commemorating the upcoming anniversary of the September 11 terror attack.
Hacker: VICE erroneously identified Syrian Electronic Army member
A member of the Syrian Electronic Army denied a report that claims to have revealed the identity of a hacker associated with the group.
Syrian Electronic Army compromises New York Times, Twitter, Huffington Post domain records
A phishing attack by the Syrian Electronic Army briefly took down the website of the New York Times and affected Twitter and the UK version of the Huffington Post Tuesday afternoon.