Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Consumer Advocacy Groups Want Facebook Broken Up
Consumer Advocacy Groups Want Facebook Broken Up
May 21, 2018  |  Facebook

A group of progressive advocacy groups, including MoveOn and Demand Progress, is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to break up Facebook in the wake...

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UK To Put Stricter Policies In Place To Make Social Media Safer
UK To Put Stricter Policies In Place To Make Social Media Safer
May 21, 2018  |  Regulation

The U.K. is introducing new laws to make social media safer. According to Reuters, British lawmakers want to tackle “the Wild West elements” on the...

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Funds Reconsider Facebook Holdings
Funds Reconsider Facebook Holdings
May 18, 2018  |  Facebook

Unsatisfied with Facebook’s moves to step up privacy on its platform, multiple socially-conscious investment firms are unloading or reconsidering holdings in the social media company....

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Klout Gets Clouted In A World That Kept Score But Moved On
Klout Gets Clouted In A World That Kept Score But Moved On
May 17, 2018  |  Social Commerce

To get a sense of why some apps succeed while others don’t, pay some heed to Klout. Which has none – clout, that is. Or soon,...

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Blockchain Gives Facebook Options — And Some Competitive Heft
Blockchain Gives Facebook Options — And Some Competitive Heft
May 16, 2018  |  Blockchain

At least one thing is clear about Facebook’s new interest in blockchain: It will help the social media giant keep up with the Joneses. No...

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Facebook’s Blockchain Efforts Prompt Speculation
Facebook’s Blockchain Efforts Prompt Speculation
May 16, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s announcement last week that it was creating a blockchain unit led by one of its most senior executives, David Marcus, is raising speculation among...

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Facebook Undergoes A ‘Philosophical Shift’ As It Takes On Privacy Concerns
Facebook Undergoes A ‘Philosophical Shift’ As It Takes On Privacy Concerns
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Capitol Hill last month following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the company has stepped up its focus on user...

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Visa In Search Of A Traveler To Show Off Cashless Travel
Visa In Search Of A Traveler To Show Off Cashless Travel
May 15, 2018  |  VISA

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (May 15) its launch of a search for a travel enthusiast to send on an international trip to highlight...

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Facebook Steps Up Policing Of Its Platform
Facebook Steps Up Policing Of Its Platform
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook disclosed earlier this week its efforts to fight back against fake and offending content on its platform, revealing that in the first quarter it...

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