social media

Why Salman Rushdie is probably quitting Twitter

By Frank Carlson, Corinne Segal

Salman Rushdie will be the first to tell you that free expression is imperative to society. But there's one way the award-winning author does not always enjoy speaking out: on Twitter.

Icelanders pledge to open their homes to Syrian refugees

By Michelle Harven

More than 12,000 Icelanders are offering to help Syrian refugees after the government said it would only take in 50.

Most teenagers will not regret sharing this article, study says

By Amanda Gomez

If you are between 13 and 18 years old and you’ve shared an article on social media today, you probably don’t regret it, according to a recent study.

Twitter account live tweets 1965 Watts Riots

By Aisha Jama

Today marks the last day of the Watts Riots that took place 50 years ago in south Los Angeles from August 11- August 17, 1965. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the twitter account @wattsriots50 has been live tweeting the events…

#ILookLikeAnEngineer challenges public perception of gender norms in tech

By Colleen Shalby

Sexist online reactions to an ad campaign featuring a female engineer prompted engineers to share their stories on Twitter with the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer.

Twitter removes plagiarized jokes, sparking copyright debate

By Corinne Segal

Joke about a juice cleanse on Twitter, and you just might begin a national conversation on copyright laws.

Could Facebook or Twitter stop the next terrorist attack?

By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Social media giants including Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook and Google are pushing back against Senate legislation that would require them to alert federal authorities of any terrorist activity, according to industry and government officials.

Facebook is changing how parents raise their kids

By Laura Santhanam

Most parents who use social media today find information about raising children through their networking sites and care little about what information friends and family share on social media about their kids, a new study finds.

Thousands on Twitter ask #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches

By Colleen Shalby

Over the weekend, the hasthag #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches popped up on Twitter following a string of church fires throughout the South. Since its inception, it’s been used more than 170,000 times.

Google to remove ‘revenge porn’ from search results

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Google said Friday that the company will begin allowing users to request that nude or sexually explicit images posted without their consent be removed from Google search results.