Social media is today an unavoidable necessity for most people. Almost a decade back, it was just making its mark in people’s lives. The fact that it has become such an important part of daily life in such a short time is an incredible achievement. It also makes us wonder how social media is going ...
On September 23, police in Vietnam arrested activist Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong. His crime? The 28-year-old criticized his country’s communist rule in a Facebook post. Detaining Duc Vuong Lam Dong police have charged Duc Vuong with “making, storing, disseminating, or propagandizing information, materials, and products that aim to oppose the State of the Socialist Republic ...
Monopolies are economic situations in which a seller, or group of sellers, acts jointly to control markets. In the U.S., three corporations control nearly 80 percent of the mobile telecommunication market, four control almost 85 percent of U.S. corn seed sales, three firms exercise control over 95 percent of credit cards issued, and just 6 ...
The Facebook page “Taiwan mothers protect democracy” explained that the quality of housing, medical care, and education have greatly deteriorated in Hong Kong as a result of the rule of “one country, two systems.” This has caused Hong Kong and Taiwan netizens to comment on the page. This Facebook page contains posts by Taiwanese mothers ...
New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) predicts the dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the future. The analysis predicts that, based on 2018 user levels, at least 1.4 billion members will die ...
Facebook recently announced that it will block posts promoting white nationalism and separatism on its platform. While some have welcomed the move, there are others who believe the company is being selective in targeting people of white ethnicity when dealing with such matters. White Nationalism “We’ve had conversations with more than 20 members of civil ...
When it comes to ad campaigns, I’m often a bit skeptical, especially about the messages that most advertisements spread these days. But recently I came across one very unique ad campaign that really touched me and made me think about my own behavior. Liking isn’t helping “Liking isn’t helping.” is the headline of a provoking ad ...
With Huawei on the radar for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, it is facing an international boycott and its 5G equipment has been banned in several nations. In the U.S., a more serious security breach occurred when Facebook entered into an agreement with Huawei that gave the Chinese company access to user data. ...
The co-founder of WhatsApp, Brian Acton, has asked people to delete their Facebook accounts since the company follows a policy of trading user information for revenue through ads. Acton’s statements come on the back of a federal investigation against the company’s data deals. Avoiding Facebook In 2014, Acton sold WhatsApp to Facebook for US$19 billion. ...
The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, has quit the social media platform Facebook. Her decision comes on the back of a massive hacking attempt in the country in which the private information of hundreds of German lawmakers was compromised. Logging out of Facebook “Today is the day on which I would like to thank you ...
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