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The internet is rotten, social media is contemptible – what comes next?

July 27, 2021 Alex Leslie 1

The internet is rotten and dying, according to an ever increasing number of articles. The question is what should we replace it with? Read more…

Vietnam to increase scrutiny of livestream content on social media

July 15, 2021 News Centre 0

Vietnam’s government to increase scrutiny of livestream content on social media to rein in online activities it deems to be anti-state. Read more…

Twitter starts hiring execs to comply with India’s new social media regs

July 9, 2021 News Centre 0

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Twitter Inc’s India unit has appointed an interim chief compliance officer and will soon designate other executives to meet the country’s new IT rules, the social media giant said in court on Read more…

Is the age of Big Tech coming to an end – if so, what’s next?

June 29, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Big Tech just seems to get bigger and bigger. The question is whether they are now becoming ‘established’ and less able to innovate. Read more…

Social media or government – which is now the more powerful?

June 8, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Social media is getting too big for its boots. Enter the term ‘India Twitter,’ India Facebook’ or ‘India WhatsApp’ and you see the problem. Read more…

Is democracy being killed by social media or is social media democracy?

May 12, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Democracy is being disrupted like never before. The question is, is this the rise of Democracy 2.0 or a digital version of riots, uprisings? Read more…