Tag: social media
TikTok Surges in Vietnam Despite Increased Regulatory Pressures
TikTok, the global social media behemoth under Chinese company ByteDance, has seen a sizable spike in...
Myanmar Junta Utilizes Telegram as Tool to Silence Criticism Online
Stepping up their hold on Myanmar, the country’s military junta has utilized the messaging app Telegram...
Influencer Pleads Guilty To Crashing Plane In YouTube Video For Clicks
A plea bargain emerging from charges related to a California light airplane crash featured in a video...
Facebook Staffers Took Huge Bribes In Exchange for Access to User Accounts: Reports
Facebook has fired multiple employees over the course of the last 12 months for allegedly accepting bribes...
Research: Social Media Linked to Depression, Anxiety
According to DataReportal, 4.65 billion people, or 58.7 percent of the world’s population, used social...
Social Media Grooms Youth to Make Impulse Purchases, Worry About Money: Survey
The influence of social media is conditioning young people to be anxious about their finances and make...
Elon Musk Faces Uphill Battle Implementing Change at Twitter Despite Takeover
News analysis As of April 25, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, now has one of the internet's most...
Meta Shares Slump 20 Percent After Earnings Report, Number of Facebook Users Declines for First Time
On Feb. 2, shares of Facebook owner Meta fell by 20 percent after the social media platform’s quarterly...
Video of Chinese Woman Chained Inside Hut Goes Viral, Sparking Outrage Across Social Media
A video of a Chinese mother locked in a hut in rural China with a chain around her neck has ignited a...
Ohio Attorney General Suing Facebook for Defrauding Investors
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing Facebook, now rebranded as Meta, for misleading investors and...
Loneliness and Lockdowns: UK Sees Record Rise in Antidepressant Prescriptions to Children
A record number of youngsters in the UK are being prescribed antidepressants by the National Health Service...
Court Rules Against Facebook, Sex Trafficking Lawsuits Can Move Forward
Decision opens path to holding social media giant accountable On Friday, June 25, the Texas Supreme...