Tag: media

Sexual assault in Rio de Janeiro shocks social media
May 27, 2016 No Responses

Sexual assault in Rio de Janeiro shocks social media

Shocking rape video on social media in Brazil triggered police to hunt down 30 suspects Police is searching for 30 men suspected of raping a teenage girl in Rio de Janeiro and posting the 40-second-video picturing their terrible actions on...
read more
Social media channels blocked in Uganda
May 12, 2016 No Responses

Social media channels blocked in Uganda

Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp were blocked today by Ugandan authorities The disputed decision was taken during President Yoweri Museveni, 71, was reelected for another five years mandate. The opposition claims that the vote was rigged. Consequently, public pr...
read more
Canadian receives deportation order from Nepal
May 4, 2016 No Responses

Canadian receives deportation order from Nepal

Officials in Nepal have issued a deportation order for Canadian Robert Penner According to a state official statement, after publicly criticizing the government in Nepal on a social media platform, working and living here Canadian Robert Penner was asked to...
read more
Social media industry is declining
April 27, 2016 No Responses

Social media industry is declining

New survey shows that platforms struggle to earn consumers’ trust New survey from Environics Communications shows that, despite becoming ubiquitous, social media platforms are constantly struggling to earn trust among users. In a new market study released ea...
read more
African governments are blocking social media during elections
April 25, 2016 No Responses

African governments are blocking social media during elections

As a safety measure, some governments in Africa are blocking social media during elections due to political content of the posts It happened recently in Congo-Brazzaville, Chad and Uganda, because governments do not want social media to the cause of...
read more
Social media and mental health effects
April 21, 2016 No Responses

Social media and mental health effects

Excessive use of social media platforms could affect mental health more than previously thought According to a study led by Dr. Uri Nitzan of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Shalvata Mental Health Care Center and published...
read more
Israel monitors social media posts to prevent terrorism
April 18, 2016 No Responses

Israel monitors social media posts to prevent terrorism

Violences between Israel and the Palestinian territories have triggered Israeli security forces to closely monitor social media networks During the last six months, 230 violent attacks in the area accounted for 34 killed Israelis and tourists and 121 dead Pale...
read more
1 2 3