- 7 years ago Sticky: Reddit and /t/socialmedia
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The internet is a misinformation superhighway
Politically speaking, the internet is pretty much a disaster. One writer suspects that unhinged, unregulated social media are partly responsible for a retreat from democratic values
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How TikTok bombards young men with misogynistic videos
Observer investigation shows how online platform’s algorithm pushed Andrew Tate posts to an imaginary teenager
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Meta has Faced 29 Major Lawsuits in the Last 2 Years, Plaintiffs Include the U.S. Federal Government, IRS, DOJ and FTC – New York Economic Journal
Large companies face lawsuits all the time. It would be strange for a company as large as Facebook (now Meta), to go for a two year stretch without facing any kind of lawsuit.
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Twitter Update: You May Soon Be Able To Post Images And Videos In One Tweet
Twitter has confirmed that it is testing a new feature that will allow users to post images, videos and GIFs in one multimedia tweet.
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Why leaving Facebook/Meta was the best thing we could do for the Trino Community
It might surprise some that our departure from Facebook was one of the simplest decisions we’ve ever made. Many posts that discuss leaving a FAANG company focus on leaving some grand sum of money or prestige of working at the company.
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Even Facebook’s critics don’t grasp how much trouble Meta is in
Its only possible savior is a deal that does not look likely.
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Abortion Information Is Coming Down Across Social Media. What Is Happening and What Next.
Reports have surfaced about the removal of information about abortion from social media. Unfortunately, none of it is unprecedented.
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TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants
Facebook is trying to copy TikTok, but this strategy may well signal the end of these legacy platforms.
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Gwyneth Paltrow under fire for saying kids of celebs "work twice as hard"
The Goop founder is getting called out on social media for her "out of touch" comments.
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Meta thinks Facebook may need more “harmful health misinformation”
The US continues to struggle with pandemic management. Where cases are rising right now, some cities and counties are considering reinstating mask mandates, and many hospitals are confronting a chronic nursing shortage.
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'Wren Eleanor' TikTok trend sees parents removing photos, videos of their kids
An account featuring a 3-year-old girl has sparked a discussion on online safety.
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Instagram knows you don’t like its changes. It doesn’t care.
A quick succession of new features and tests has left even the app's most loyal users wondering what Instagram is for.
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An internal Facebook memo calls for managers to cut workers who fall short of Meta's 'increased intensity'
Facebook's head of human resources sent out a memo laying out increasing expectations for employees, driving home the message that low performers could be transitioned out. As Insider first reported on Tuesday morning, Meta plans to operate with "increased intensity." Its HR chief, Lori Goler, sent out a memo earlier this month laying out expectations for managers to build high-performing teams, ruthlessly prioritize, and make the most of synchronous and asynchronous time with teams, according to an employee who viewed it.
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Twitter enforces its ban on calling people groomers as anti-LGBTQ hate speech
This week, Twitter confirmed that the term “groomer” is banned as hate speech on the platform under its Hateful Conduct policy. Facing calls for the social media company to follow the lead of other platforms like Reddit, Facebook, and TikTok which ban the term when used to imply a link between the LGBTQ community and pedophilia, a Twitter spokesperson sent the following statement to The Daily Dot.
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Amber Heard’s Spokeperson Calls Out ‘Twitter Bonfires’ As The Actress’ Legal Team Files Notice To Appeal Johnny Depp Verdict
Almost immediately following the verdict in the dueling defamation lawsuits between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, Heard’s legal team announced plans to appeal the verdict. Now, the notice to appeal has been officially been filed, so everybody is likely preparing for the social media firestorm to begin anew.
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YouTube to crack down on abortion-related misinformation, announces Google
Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has announced that it will pull videos with information on unsafe abortion methods on its platform. On the microblogging platform, YouTube said it will launch an information panel under all abortion-related videos.
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TikTokers say low payouts from its Creator Fund are affecting their mental health, and some are quitting entirely
Viral TikToks with millions of views have earned some creators roughly $10 to $30 via the Creator Fund. TikTokers say it's affected their motivation.
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Instagram is dead
Photo by Jazmin Quaynor/Unsplash Okay, I didn’t mean to be so dramatic. Or use a clickbait headline, but in reality, what used to be Instagram is now dead.
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A company called Meta is suing Meta for naming itself Meta
A tale of two Metas
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Facebook Is Now Encrypting Links to Prevent URL Stripping
It’s almost like the internet should have been regulated as a commodity years ago.