Social media companies should be converted into nonprofits
[ad_1] This article was originally published on Built In by David Ryan Polgar. “Maybe Twitter should be a nonprofit,” said...
Diablo Immortal delayed in China after social media ban
[ad_1] The release of Diablo Immortal in China has been postponed only days before its scheduled launch, and less than...
Yandex shifts focus to ya.ru as it heads for media exit in Russia – TechCrunch
[ad_1] TechCrunch has learned that Russia search giant Yandex is to switch from using yandex.ru as its main front page...
Lawmakers Want Social Media Companies to Stop Getting Kids Hooked
[ad_1] Alexis Tapia opens TikTok every morning when she wakes up and every night before she goes to bed. The...
KQED launches free media literacy training course – TechCrunch
[ad_1] In a push-back against people who can’t tell a real news source from an amphetamine-laden hamster with a Tumblr...
Texas Cites Clarence Thomas to Defend Its Social Media Law
[ad_1] Florida's law remains blocked, and the state is keenly interested in the outcome of the Texas battle. Florida on...
Candle Media, the new media co backed by former Disney execs, acquires Gen-Z focused ATTN: – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Candle Media, the new media company headed by former Disney execs, Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, has made another...
Tech industry appeals the bad Texas social media law to SCOTUS
[ad_1] Tech industry trade organizations NetChoice and the Computer Communications Industry Association have appealed directly to the Supreme Court for...
A ‘Radical’ Ruling Lets Texas Ban Social Media Moderation
[ad_1] A federal appeals court has reinstated a Texas state law that bans “censorship” on social media platforms such as...
The Infinite Deaths of Social Media
[ad_1] In 2012, when a species of Karner blue butterfly in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore park suddenly perished during...
How Elon Musk Upstaged Barack Obama’s Social Media Manifesto
[ad_1] Plus: Jack Dorsey on Twitter’s impact, a suggestion for the country’s next CTO, and the insect apocalypse. [ad_2] Source...
What Snap’s Liftoff Means for the Social Media Company
[ad_1] Michael Calore: I think so.Lauren Goode: Deyong. Yes. OK. Well, what is your recommendation this week?Michael Calore: My recommendation...
North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
[ad_1] For most of the world, the common practice of "rooting" or "jailbreaking" a phone allows the device's owner to...
How Russia and Ukraine are using social media as the war drags on
[ad_1] Social media has become a primary source of information for news-hungry audiences around the world trying to make sense...
Russian state media is still posting to TikTok a month after the app blocked new content – TechCrunch
[ad_1] TikTok issued an update Tuesday on its efforts to stem the flow of misinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...
Microsoft seized Russian domains targeting Ukrainian media organizations
[ad_1] Microsoft seized seven domains belonging to Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear or APT28, a Russian hacking group with...
Deloitte: Younger generations have one foot in the metaverse via gaming and social media
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Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
[ad_1] It has become easier to be labeled an extremist in Russia. On Monday the label—once reserved for the likes...
Big Cabal Media, parent company of TechCabal and Zikoko, raises $2.3M seed funding – TechCrunch
[ad_1] African startups raised between $4 billion to $5 billion in 2021, according to various reports. For years, tech publications...
YouTube is now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally – TechCrunch
[ad_1] In a further expansion of its policy responses to Russia’s war in Ukraine, YouTube has said it’s now blocking...