Social Media Archive

Instagram accounts reported to be those of suspected Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz have shown the 19-year-old had a long-standing obsession with guns and referred to himself as the “annihilator.” Images from a now-deleted social media account, the validity of which Cruz’s classmates confirmed to the Miami Herald, show the teenager, accused

With a combined viewing of over 675-billion‚ President Jacob Zuma’s exit was the biggest story to hit South African social media. It even dwarfed online activity on Oscar Pistorius. Zuma and the blade runner both broke the internet on Valentine’s Day‚ five years apart. Internationally 40% of

The US Congress is investigating how the Russians used Facebook, Twitter and Google to wage information warfare during the 2016 presidential campaign, and a special counsel is looking into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin in its digital strategies. There is also growing concern that

The Boston Police Department used a social media surveillance system to keep tabs on black and Muslim protesters — gathering thousands of posts about political and social activism, religious issues, and other personal matters “irrelevant to law enforcement concerns,” according to a report released Wednesday by the American Civil

Why do social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc deem children ‘adults’ in the vast and dangerous world of technology? My 14-year-old is engaging in a toxic relationship with a girl on Instagram. I am not allowed access to his account as it is protected by

More than 100 child advocates, civil society groups, medical experts and other individuals are urging Facebook to discontinue its Messenger app for kids, alleging that the software poses health and development risks to children. Organised by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, nineteen groups, including Common Sense Media and Public

HIGHLIGHTS Users can now type in Stories without using photos or videos Type mode appears at the bottom of the camera next to the Normal mode The text-only stories will also disappear after 24 hours Instagram Stories has received a new feature called Type mode. As the name

When an email from abortion opponents Right Now surfaced on social media this week, United Conservative Party board members were quick to dismiss it as a fake. The email encouraged Right Now members to apply for a UCP summer internship, to learn “essential skills” to advance “pro-life legislation

Social media saw significant growth in 2017. Mobile social media usage grew 30% year over year, Instagram monthly active users grew to 700 million and Snapchat and Pinterest continued to see increased engagement metrics. Brands of all sizes cranked up spending to ride the social media wave, with advertising spend on social

When Facebook announced it was tuning out publishers and brandsto focus on friends, family and “meaningful interactions”, my immediate response was relief. I desperately want tech companies like Facebook to be fully aware of the impact they’re having on society and to take responsibility for when they steer