Tag: social media

Job Applicants and Employees are Being Stalked on Social Media
July 18, 2017 No Responses

Job Applicants and Employees are Being Stalked on Social Media

“We can and do stalk people on social media — both job applicants and existing staff,” HR director of a UK based fashion business mentioned Social media can and is a two sided tool, as many other things are. Whenever...
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Donald Trump Blocks Users on Twitter – Users File a Lawsuit
July 12, 2017 No Responses

Donald Trump Blocks Users on Twitter – Users File a Lawsuit

A group of Twitter users were blocked by President Donald Trump and filed a lawsuit against the president and other top White House aides The reasoning behind the lawsuit is that the President’s accounts represent a public forum that he,...
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French President Emmanuel Macron – Caught in a Social Media Firestorm
July 11, 2017 No Responses

French President Emmanuel Macron – Caught in a Social Media Firestorm

President Emmanuel Macron, newly elected, learned a political lesson the hard way: making casual references to Africa’s “civilizational” problems in the age of social media can backfire During a press conference at the G20 summit that took place in H...
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How Social Media and AI Help Fight Terrorism
June 27, 2017 No Responses

How Social Media and AI Help Fight Terrorism

Even though there have been accusations that social media is ground for terrorism and recruiting mecca, the companies are fighting back To get their message sent, terrorists used bombs, machetes, and bullets. While this is still the case, modern days...
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Harvard Raises Debates as it Decides to Revoke Admissions Over Social Media
June 20, 2017 No Responses

Harvard Raises Debates as it Decides to Revoke Admissions Over Social Media

Several applicants lost their spot at Harvard due to their offensive Facebook posts Several students lost their spot at their dream school after they got in, after Harvard University decided to take a closer look at their Facebook accounts. The...
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YouTube Announces its Four Steps Plan to Fight Online Terror
June 19, 2017 No Responses

YouTube Announces its Four Steps Plan to Fight Online Terror

YouTube is struggling with the confusing problem of how to regulate videos that support hateful ideologies, but are not specifically encouraging violence The main problem that YouTube is facing is that these videos are not breaking any of the platform’s....
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Russia blocks Chinese app
May 15, 2017 No Responses

Russia blocks Chinese app

WeChat, a social media app developed by Tencent Holdings, has been blocked by Russian authorities, as it fails to comply with the country’s internet regulations Users’ access to the most popular social media platform in China had been restricted for...
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