Social Media Archive
Uganda to review its new social media tax after public outcry and protests
Uganda will review a tax on the use of social media, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after a protest against the controversial measure was broken up by police firing live rounds and tear gas into the air. Prime minister Ruhakana Rugunda told parliament that President Yoweri
Public relations officials hit back at new social media tax
This tax will certainly affect our profession as public relations practitioners if several users fail to access social media due to failure to pay the tax. It also has a ripple effect on access to information, which is a human right; affects the speed and quality of
People share social media post about a kidnapping FWPD said didn’t happen
– Social media posts began circulating on Facebook about a possible kidnapping at Walmart on Maysville Road on Saturday, July 7th. The messages that NewsChannel 15 received stated that a co-worker’s niece was the intended target. NewsChannel 15 has reached out to the Walmart and did not get
Tweeting jailbirds: social media use by prisoners triples
Hundreds of social media accounts were shut down in 2017 after it was discovered they were being run by prisoners using illegally obtained mobile phones in jail, data obtained by the Guardian shows. The number of social media accounts deleted or deactivated because they were being updated
Ugandans again run to VPN as social media tax starts to bite
As predicted by ICT experts, Ugandans have found virtual private networks (VPN) the ‘ultimate solution’ to bypass paying the Shs 200 daily excise duty charge on Over-The-Top (OTT) services. The tax, christened ‘social media tax’ affects social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Instagram, Viber, Skype
Marketoonist on social media policy
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne source:-marketingweek.
What is Social Listening?
Social media is quickly becoming a one-stop shop for small businesses. You can market new products online, sell through Instagram, use it for customer serviceand even listen to customers’ opinions. With social media listening, you can reach the right people at the right time with the right content.
Social-Media Coördinator
The New Yorker is seeking a social-media coördinator to help maintain and expand the magazine’s presence across social-media platforms. As part of the social-media team, the coördinator will work closely with the editorial and communications teams to translate The New Yorker’s short-form, long-form, and multimedia reporting to social networks, mindful
Reporters Will Not Reveal NBA Draft Picks on Social Media
The experience of watching the NBA Draft will be a bit different this year. In the past, news-breakers sharing picks on social media in advance of the actual selection was widely expected, with social media often several selections ahead of the television broadcast. But ahead of this year’s draft,
Biases Make People Vulnerable to Misinformation Spread by Social Media
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Social media are among the primary sources of news in the U.S. and across the world. Yet users are exposed to content of questionable accuracy, including conspiracy theories, clickbait, hyperpartisan content, pseudo science and even fabricated “fake news” reports.