Court to weigh curbs on Biden administration’s contacts with social media firms
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday will weigh lifting a Louisiana judge‘s order limiting the Biden administration’s ability to communicate with social media companies to…
X social media looking to build a trading hub inside app
(Reuters) – X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is seeking a financial data giant to build a trading hub inside the app, Semafor reported on Thursday, citing people…
Do social media kill? What the YouTuber tragedy in Rome teaches us
YouTuber Rome: It could have been just one of the many episodes of The Black Mirror, and instead, unfortunately, it is reality. The incident that took place in Rome on 14…
Judge blocks US officials from communicating with social media companies
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked key Biden administration agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies, the Washington Posted…
Social media moderators urge German lawmakers to tackle ‘exploitative’ working conditions
By Martin Coulter and Hakan Ersen (Reuters) – Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling…
China deletes 1.4 million social media posts in crack down on ‘self-media’ accounts
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s cyberspace regulator said 1.4 million social media posts have been deleted following a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impersonation of…
Vietnam to require social media users to verify identity
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is preparing to make it mandatory for social media users of both local and foreign platforms to verify their identity in a bid…
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, exploring free speech rights in the social media era, on Monday agreed to consider whether the Constitution’s First Amendment bars…
From Free to Fee: What is the Future for Social Media ?
A Close Look at YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, and Meta In 2014, YouTube was the first to take this step, with its then-CEO Susan Wojcicki introducing the Music Key service, which offered ad-free…
U.S. mulling a probe of deceptive advertising on social media
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to vote next week on whether to send demands for information about deceptive advertising to eight social…