Features
The facts behind how social media handle political ads
Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads Read more…
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Views
Can we fix social media, before we just switch it off?
Social media had a tough time in 2019. Facebook continued to find road blocks from regulators and barriers to new ideas like its Libra initiative. Read more…
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Indians wage online social media battle against citizenship law
Protests rage across Indian universities against a new citizenship law, students have taken to social media to wage battle online and organise demonstrations. Read more…
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Twitter’s social media protocol plan has a major flaw: Twitter
Twitter’s proposal for an open social media protocol is a good idea. But critics are worried Twitter would have too much control over the resulting protocol. Read more…
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Welcome to a seismic shift in social media – and technology
Three or four articles last week point to a seismic shift in the way we think about technology – and our relationship with it. Read more…
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Twitter plans open,decentralized system for social media content
Twitter plans to set up an independent research group to create an “open and decentralized” system for social networks, says CEO Jack Dorsey. Read more…
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India may force social media platforms to offer user verification
India’s proposed new privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, presumably to rein in “fake news”. Read more…
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Indonesia to discuss ‘negative content’ fines with social media
Indonesia to meet social media firms to discuss plans to impose fines of up to $36,000 if they allow pornography, violence or other ‘negative content’. Read more…
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Facebook thinks campaign ads aren’t fake news – that’s wrong
Facebook is exempting political speeches and campaign ads from its war on fake news. But its rationale for the policy is equal parts lazy and naïve. Read more…
Features
China business leaders see social media as a growing risk
Over half of China business leaders surveyed cited social media as a significant risk priority when developing a defence strategy for their organisations. Read more…