Dec 01 Watch 6:46 Supreme Court tests limits of free speech online with case on social media threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Should threatening speech be protected on Facebook? By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The justices will hear arguments Monday in the case of a man who was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for posting graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and… Continue reading
Nov 24 LIVE: News from Ferguson via Twitter By Nora Daly Keep up with the latest developments in Ferguson by following these journalists, local officials and individuals on the ground. Continue reading
Nov 24 Demonstrations nationwide planned following grand jury announcement By Laura Santhanam From Boston to Portland, Oregon, social media users in more than 120 cities across the United States and in Canada took to Twitter and Tumblr with details on marches and prayer vigils following the Ferguson grand jury announcement. Continue reading
Nov 03 Technologically speaking, how different are midterms 2014 from 2010? By Colleen Shalby Pew Research Center found that more Americans are relying on social media and mobile devices to keep up with Election 2014 coverage than during the midterms of 2010. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Taylor Swift shake, shake, shakes up a slowing music industry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch State Department faces criticism in uphill social media war against Islamic State group By PBS News Hour Three teenage girls from Denver were detained in Germany last weekend by American authorities under suspicion of joining the Islamic State. The militant group lures recruits worldwide with a sophisticated social media operation. Margaret Warner reports on how the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 02 Jihadists swap gun photos for cuddly kittens on Twitter By Larisa Epatko Twitter suspended the accounts of hundreds more pro-Islamic State group users this week. And some users have put up a defense -- in the form of a kitten. Continue reading
Aug 26 When it comes to Facebook, we all just want to be popular, study finds By Ruth Tam If you think your Facebook NewsFeed or Twitter timeline is becoming an echo chamber of the same material, you’re right. According to a new Pew Research Center report on the role of social media in civil discourse, Facebook might not… Continue reading
Aug 25 Facebook continues to battle click-bait By Corinne Segal Facebook announced in a blog post today that it would change its algorithm to reduce the amount of click-bait in the News Feed, and improve users' experience. Continue reading