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Loknath Das - November 23, 2017
- Social Media
Chinese social media giant is worth more than Facebook
Tencent (TCEHY) shares closed more than 2% higher in Hong Kong on Tuesday, valuing the social media and gaming giant at around $522 billion, according to FactSet. Facebook (FB, Tech30) is currently worth a little over…
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Loknath Das
- November 4, 2017
- Social Media
Twitter ding-dong as cathedrals battle to be crowned champions on social media
The battle to be crowned the best cathedral in England and Wales on social media may seem an unlikely place for a gentle war of words, but social media managers…
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Loknath Das
- October 24, 2017
- Social Media
Social media may not be hurting the minds of our youth
It was 1:30 a.m., and Anna was trying to keep her mind off her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had ended a painful relationship hours earlier. It was too late to…
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Loknath Das
- October 5, 2017
- Social Media
Teens ‘rebelling against social media’, say headteachers
Almost two-thirds of schoolchildren would not mind if social media had never been invented, research suggests. A survey of almost 5,000 students, mainly aged between 14 and 16, found a…
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Loknath Das
- October 3, 2017
- Social Media
Germany’s social media hate speech law is now in effect
A new law has come into force in Germany aimed at regulating social media platforms to ensure they remove hate speech within set periods of receiving complaints — within 24…
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Loknath Das
- September 30, 2017
- Social Media
Federal Plan To Keep Files Of Immigrant Social Media Activity Causes Alarm
The Department of Homeland Security put a notice in the wonky Federal Register that caught widespread attention this week: It plans to keep files on the social media activity of…
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Loknath Das
- September 30, 2017
- Social Media
Prepare For The Crisis Ahead: Every Bank Needs A Plan For Social Media
There’s a misconception among banks that if they prohibit their employees from using social media, they can avoid the risks of damaging their brand or being out of compliance with…
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Loknath Das
- September 30, 2017
- Social Media
COM introduces social media room
Up and down Commonwealth Avenue, new buildings and bridges have been popping up. The newest project? A room dedicated to social media in Boston University’s College of Communication. The Zimmerman Family…
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Loknath Das
- September 25, 2017
- Social Media
Social media are testing the legal boundaries of free speech
Members of the Ku Klux Klan arriving for a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, July 2017. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images ‘Fighting words” is American legal shorthand for the issue of how…
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Loknath Das
- September 21, 2017
- Social Media
Social media deepens its hold on SA – all the stats
Johannesburg - As data costs drop, social media use has intensified among South Africans in the past year, with Facebook now being used by 29% of the population. This is a…
