Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images) Embattled right-wing social media firm Parler infamously promises its users a laissez-faire approach to “free speech” on its service. As the company now tells Congress, however, Parler apparently does warn federal authorities when it discovers certain kinds of violent content on its platform—and users who flock […]
Thierry Henry is leaving social media forever. Read more…
The cancel culture debate is one of the hottest raging fires on the internet these days. Essentially, a great many folks are upset about people being “canceled” — which can take the form of being publicly shamed, shunned, fired, or low-key blacklisted — over their opinions, past or present. The counterargument? Well, some folks point […]
OH NO! In what has probably been an inevitable move for months now — just one we all dreaded — Chrissy Teigen has declared she is quitting Twitter. One of the most popular sassy commenters on all things culture, pop and otherwise, for the past decade, Chrissy has amassed an audience of nearly 14 MILLION followers (which […]
Enlarge Microsoft is reportedly in the late stages of $10 billion acquisition talks with Discord, a gaming-focused community chat platform, according to unnamed “people familiar with the matter” who spoke to Bloomberg. Epic Games and Amazon were also involved in acquisition talks previously, according to Bloomberg’s sources. VentureBeat also reported this week that Discord is […]
Enlarge (credit: Lewis Ogden / Flickr) We don’t need a study to know that misinformation is rampant on social media; we just need to do a search for “vaccines” or “climate change” to confirm that. A more compelling question is why. It’s clear that, at a minimum, there are contributions from organized disinformation campaigns, rampant […]
Athletes are organizing on social media, using the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty to advocate for name, image, and likeness reform in college sports. And you love to see it. Read more…
Enlarge / Rep. Ken Buck (R-Co.) and Microsoft president Brad Smith at a House hearing on regulation and competition in the news media industry on March 12, 2021. (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) A group of US lawmakers is proposing new legislation that would allow media organizations to set terms with social media platforms […]
Is this the end of an era? Or is Twitter just following in line with what other social media sites have been doing for years? On February 25, the tweeting mogul posted a new announcement about their next venture. This time, it sounds like we’re getting something akin to a Patreon — called Super Follows […]
Twitter is exploring adding a new feature that could drastically change the sports world. Read more…