Social media facing questions about Taliban content
The Taliban take over in Afghanistan is forcing social media companies to rapidly decide how to handle the new rulers’
How fake social media accounts are used for political purpose
The social media giants with regularity announce how they block accounts with misinformation and fake accounts for political manipulation. The
Ofcom reveals top-ranked news sources in the UK
TV was the top-ranked platform for Covid-19 news in Ofcom’s new survey, while the BBC, ITV, Sky News, Guardian and
TikTok testing Snapchat-style stories feature
Popular video-sharing platform TikTok is reportedly testing a new disappearing stories feature similar to functions on Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram,
Twitter partners with Reuters and AP to address misinformation
Twitter announced it’s partnering with the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts to elevate credible news and
Social media giants offer a ‘safe space for racists’ – report
Social media giants have largely failed to tackle antisemitism and enforce their own community guidelines against hate speech, offering as
Fin-tech Klarna aiming at social shopping growth
Fin-tech Klarna, which became successful by providing the possibility of shopping payment by instalments, announced the acquisition of Swedish start-up
Zenith 2021 forecast: social media ads up by 25%
Global spending on advertising this year will exceed pre-pandemic spending by 6%. Digital advertising will represent 58% of the market,
Biden says social media misinformation is “killing people”
The Biden administration has lately several times put pressure on social media to act more strongly against misinformation about the
Trump suing Facebook, Twitter and Google
Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced he filed lawsuits in the federal court in Florida, against Twitter, Facebook, and Google,