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Social media platforms still can’t stop mass shooting videos from going viral

Vox

This time, the shooter shared his appalling acts on Twitch, a livestreaming video app popular with gamers, where it was shut down much more quickly, less than two minutes after the violence began , according to the company. The unfettered spread of murder videos on the internet is an important problem to solve.

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How Social Learning Features Can Revolutionize Online Education

Kitaboo

The term “social learning” was first coined by Albert Bandura, a Canadian–American psychologist and professor of psychology at Stanford University. ” His social learning theory focuses on four elements, which could be applied in the context of learning within organizations and institutions. What are Social Learning Features?

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Parler, the “free speech” social network, explained

Vox

The largely unmoderated and right-wing social network was also involved in the planning of the insurrection , leading some to worry that Parler is a new hotbed of misinformation and extremist activity. Ted Cruz even posted a video announcing his decision to move to Parler. Republican Sen. Let’s speak. Let’s speak freely.

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5G networks are blazing fast – charging needs to keep up

TM Forum

The hype around 5G has largely focused on network speed but communications service providers (CSPs) know that a different kind of speed is even more important: Speed of innovation. These include in-app ordering (84% say they plan to continue), home delivery (82%), shopping via social media platforms (80%), and more.

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First ever YouTube video edited by co-founder to predict ‘decline’ of the platform

The Verge

YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim edited the description to YouTube’s first ever video (above) to make his opinion known. Jawed Karim, the third co-founder of YouTube, has condemned the platform’s removal of public dislike counts on videos, suggesting that the change will lead to YouTube’s decline. Image: YouTube.

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Want to fight online voting misinformation? A new study makes a case for targeting Trump tweets

The Verge

As the 2020 presidential election approaches, social networks have promised to minimize false rumors about voter fraud or “rigged” mail-in ballots, a mostly imaginary threat that discourages voting and casts doubt on the democratic process. It also doesn’t necessarily exonerate social media as a concept.

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Making social media happen in government: case study of NSW Department of Education

Trends in the Living Networks

I’m at the launch meeting of the social media community of practice set up by Institute of Public Administration NSW (IPAA). At the conference I wrote about the case study of Queensland Police , which is a great example of government bodies creating value through social media. Here are a few live notes from the event. .