Tag: Social media
Facebook’s PR and lobbying work ‘should be independently reviewed’
George Soros (Sean Dempsey/PA) The head of the foundation created by philanthropist George Soros has called for an independent review into Facebook’s lobbying practices amid allegations the site used a PR firm to undermine its critics. A New York Times report claimed Facebook used Definers to smear critics of the…
Parents fear children subjected to group chat cyberbullying, survey shows
Parents worry children will not open up about issues they face online, a poll shows (Yui Mok/PA) The majority of parents fear that their child will be subjected to cyberbullying via group chats, according to a new survey. Eight out of 10 parents expressed concern about the nature of closed group…
Facebook and Instagram using AI to detect drug dealers
Facebook and Instagram are starting to detect drug dealers trying to sell on the social networks with the help of artificial intelligence. Proactive detection technology will be used across the two platforms to look out for signs that someone is attempting to sell drugs, such as images, alongside prices, phone numbers or usernames for other…
Snapchat adds Friendship Profiles and Bitmoji Stories to boost social media app
Snapchat is introducing two new features in its latest attempt to lure users back to the private messaging social app: Friendship Profiles and Bitmoji Stories. Friendship Profiles, which is rolling out to users over the coming weeks, will serve as an area to see everything you’ve shared and saved with other Snapchatters in one place.…
Social media regulation could include deadlines for removing harmful content within 24 hours
Social media networks have previously acknowledged that regulation looks likely (Yui Mok/PA) A deadline to speed up the removal of harmful content on social media is one legislative measure under consideration to protect young people. Speaking at the final evidence session for the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into the impact…
5 Tips to Build your Brand’s Social Influence
At the beginning of 2017, there were more than 39 million social media users in the United Kingdom alone. With so many eyes on the screen, there is no doubt that brands can have a major influence over consumers through social media channels. However, many brands fail to manage their social media channels and thus…
Open banking – what will it mean for me?
Open banking will inevitably mean greater competition and new types of aggregation services where you can manage your money more effectively in one place. But it also signals the end of high street banking as we know it, predicts Chris Price Just as telecommunications were opened up when third parties were allowed access to BT’s…
Virgin Mobile extends free social media access to Twitter
Virgin Mobile customers can now tweet, message and browse on Twitter data-free, without eating into their data allowance. This follows the mobile phone company offering data-free use of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger as part of its 4G plans. The data-free use of Twitter applies to all features on the app, apart from live video content,…
