Facebook’s Social ID App Hello Is Pretty Much Dead

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook began testing Hello app two years ago The app was available in select markets The company seems to have abandoned the app Facebook appears to have given up…

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Taylor Swift Slithers Back To Social Media With Cryptic Post

Never one to be overshadowed by the single greatest natural wonder in decades, Taylor Swift returned to social media Monday by apparently reclaiming the symbol that appears whenever she takes an online…

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Stanford, Cal coaches talk players’ social media

Photo: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press Cal head coach Justin Wilcox says social media can tell you a lot about what a player is really like. The benefits and drawbacks…

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Drowning case teaches lesson about social media’s impact on society

MELBOURNE, Fla. — The cellphone video taken by a group of teens while they watched a man drowning in a Cocoa pond — and not only did nothing to help…

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AFL players take back control of social media amid deluge of abuse

AFL players are bombarded by negative, personal and vitriolic feedback on social media, but there's an app that's helping them wrestle back control of their online lives. This year, Western Bulldogs…

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Scott Macnab: Leaders must set example to fight social media abuse

A Reclaim the Internet campaign aims to cut down abuse and ensure all voices can be heard online. Extremist language from political leaders on social media erodes our values as…

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We are curating our lives for social media, it is not who we really are

The Facebook post is a reflection of what we project but what we search on Google is a testament to what we are at our most insecure (and honest) (File…

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Your social media activity could help, or harm you

Employers are increasing checking out the social media profiles of prospective employees. Questionable content is obviously a concern, but more than 40 percent of employers who were polled said an…

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Facebook Is Using AI to Make the Social Network a ‘Hostile Place for Terrorists’

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is ramping up its efforts to curb online extremist content It plans to use artificial intelligence to detect and remove such content An algorithm is being built by…

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The Secret Social Media Lives of Teenagers

Earlier this week, Harvard University revealed that it had rescinded admissions offers to at least 10 students who shared offensive images within what they thought was a private Facebook group…

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