Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Dozens Of Cybercrime Groups Found On Facebook

Dozens Of Cybercrime Groups Found On Facebook
Dozens Of Cybercrime Groups Found On Facebook
April 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Dozens of cybercriminal groups have found a home on Facebook, using the platform’s online marketplace to sell illegal services such as stolen credit card information,...

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Will Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?
Will Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?
April 05, 2019  |  Facebook

It’s the love-hate relationship that defines the digital age in the early 21st century: U.S. consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing so targeted and...

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Facebook Looks To Government For More Regulation
Facebook Looks To Government For More Regulation
April 02, 2019  |  Regulation

If you can’t beat em…join ‘em? Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pushes for more government regulation of the internet – and cites GDPR as a model. Elsewhere,...

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Zuckerberg’s Tech Reg Stance Gains Senator’s Approval
Zuckerberg’s Tech Reg Stance Gains Senator’s Approval
April 02, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s call for regulation in the tech space on Saturday (March 30) is drawing praise: U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said he’s “glad...

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LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
March 29, 2019  |  Retail

Amid a rise of influencer-sponsored items on social media, LetsBab enables consumers to shop, recommend and earn money through its new peer recommendation app. The...

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US Census Recruits Facebook, Google, Twitter To Fight Fake News
US Census Recruits Facebook, Google, Twitter To Fight Fake News
March 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Census Bureau has asked some of the country’s biggest tech companies to help stop the spread of “fake news” campaigns that could potentially disrupt...

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Pinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut
Pinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut
March 25, 2019  |  IPO

Pinterest, the image-search company gearing up to go public via an initial public offering, filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last...

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Facebook Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
Facebook Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
March 22, 2019  |  Facebook

In a District of Columbia court filing involving Cambridge Analytica, new details have come to light surrounding how much Facebook might have known about data-scraping efforts...

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Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
March 22, 2019  |  Social Commerce

In an effort to have big pharma companies advertise on Snapchat, the social media platform is reportedly pitching itself as a friendlier alternative to Twitter...

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