Aug 17 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… Continue reading
Aug 05 #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. Continue reading
Jul 28 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. Continue reading
Jul 24 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. Continue reading
Jul 16 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. Continue reading
Jul 01 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. Continue reading
Jun 21 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. Continue reading
Jun 16 Is U.S. losing to Islamic State group’s social media appeal? General says no By Larisa Epatko Despite reports saying the United States has an uphill climb in countering the Islamic State group’s propaganda on social media, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said Tuesday, “I don’t agree with the broad characterization that we’re losing” the war… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 6:00 Why are Russian trolls spreading online hoaxes in the U.S.? By PBS News Hour In St. Petersburg, a shadowy Russian organization called the Internet Research Agency hires trolls to spread propaganda and hoaxes online. Jeffrey Brown interviews Adrian Chen of The New York Times Magazine about what he’s discovered about the group. Continue watching
May 18 Watch 5:17 How social media led to a ‘renaissance’ of public shaming By PBS News Hour Continue watching