New EU Social Media Guidelines Go Into Effect
Tech Republic
AUGUST 30, 2023
Users of the largest social media sites in the EU now see chronological feeds and more transparency behind giant platforms.
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Tech Republic
AUGUST 30, 2023
Users of the largest social media sites in the EU now see chronological feeds and more transparency behind giant platforms.
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On Tuesday, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued a health advisory regarding adolescent social media usage.
GeekWire
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GeekWire
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Gizmodo
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Vox
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Peter Welch asked if they’d be open to a new federal agency focused on social media platforms. At a House Energy and Commerce committee hearing on social media, extremism, and misinformation on Thursday, Rep. & - social media has perpetuated misinformation loops. During a hearing with tech CEOs, Rep. In the race for ?
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The Verge
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Vox
OCTOBER 29, 2023
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The Verge
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The Verge
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Vox
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GeekWire
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Vox
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Vox
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The debate over deplatforming Trump has overshadowed how effective social media bans are at fighting extremism. Trump’s social media accounts were suspended across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, and TikTok. . | Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images. It’s not a violation of the First Amendment.
Gizmodo
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The Verge
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Kitaboo
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Gizmodo
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Vox
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The Verge
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Trends in the Living Networks
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The Verge
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
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The Verge
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Dataconomy
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Even after implementing a company-wide social collaboration platform, it hardly never affects to your innovation development directly, true collaboration doesn't happen as often as we'd like and people are sometimes afraid of letting go regarding of their title or whatever.
The Verge
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The Verge
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Content or accounts that seek to incite, glorify, or promote violence violate our Community Guidelines and will be removed.”. If you try to search for one of these blocked hashtags, you’ll see a page that says the hashtag “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines.”.
The Verge
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Trends in the Living Networks
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Talented editors/ writers / project managers / social media for cool tech and future topics. Running the site’s social media, including Twitter and Facebook, to build relationships and visibility. Following our project and content guidelines. Future of Retail/ Social Media in Retail. Business and Social Trends.
Kitaboo
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GeekWire
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The Verge
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The Verge
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