Tag: social media
Social media-based trafficking on the rise during coronavirus pandemic
A UN rights committee has called on social media platforms to use big data and artificial intelligence to help eliminate trafficking in women and girls,…
UN urges people to #PledgetoPause before sharing information online
António Guterres will on Wednesday launch the #PledgetoPause campaign as part of wider efforts to create what the UN hopes will be “a new social…
Digital groups help people aim for zero-waste lifestyles in Japan
It will surprise few to hear Japan is the world’s second-largest generator of plastic waste. You only have to look at an Instagram accounts such…
Twitter hackers accessed direct messages of up to 36 accounts
The perpetrators of last week’s unprecedented Twitter hack accessed the direct messages of “up to 36” affected accounts, the company has confirmed. The accounts include…
Unilever to stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in US
Consumer giant Unilever, home to brands including Ben and Jerry’s and Marmite, said Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the…
Social media platforms improve action against hate speech
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have improved action on countering illegal hate speech online, says an EU Commission report, but better transparency…
Social media platforms are profiting from COVID-19 misinformation: Nancy Pelosi
Social media platforms have exploited the health of their users by profiting from insidious COVID-19 misinformation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday. Pelosi said there…
Twitter aims to limit people sharing articles they have not read
Twitter is trying to stop people from sharing articles they have not read, in an experiment the company hopes will “promote informed discussion” on social…
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