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The Supreme Court showdown over social media “censorship,” explained

Vox

. | Alex Wong/Getty Images A rogue federal court effectively put the Republican Party in charge of social media, and now the justices have to deal with this mess. Yet, while the Fifth Circuit’s approach to social media has been partisan and hackish, these cases raise genuinely difficult policy questions.

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Are social media companies to blame for youth mental health crisis? It’s complicated

GeekWire

Social media apps. Lawsuits filed by two Washington state school districts allege that major social media companies including Meta, TikTok, YouTube and others are driving a youth mental health crisis. But is it fair to heap the blame on social media giants? Jeremy Zero Photo via Unsplash). ” (Ithaca College Photo).

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Social Media and Public Employees - Conclusion

CIO Musings

The rapid growth of social media and internet access are two such trends. The use of popular social media sites by public employees is creating an environment where first amendment rights may be restricted. The courts have just begun developing frameworks (Ryan 2012) for analyzing employee’s first amendment protection claims.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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Simple Agile Product Development - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Simple Agile Product Development. Father of three.

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Social Media and Public Employees - Part 2 - CIO Musings

CIO Musings

Social Media and Public Employees - Part 2. The International Telecommunication Union (2010) reports that 71% of the population in developed countries are online. Access to social media and the internet is no longer based on your physical proximity to an access point. Adoption of Social Media. Sunday, May 26, 2013.

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Analysis: US, Australia social network usage flat, New Zealand now the world’s biggest user of social networks?

Trends in the Living Networks

On February 13 I will speak at Air New Zealand’s Social Media Breakfast in Auckland, together with Teddy Goff, Obama’s Digital Director , with an expected audience of close to 1,000. While Air New Zealand is the 36th largest airline in the world, it ranks 6th in its social media presence.

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