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Majority of Americans Experienced Negative Mental Health Effects from Using Social Media, Finds New Study
A study conducted by an online therapy directory service finds a majority of Americans -- 58% -- say they have experienced negative mental health effects from using social media, reports Media Daily News. The study from OnlineTherapy.com, which is based on a survey of...
Meta to Eliminate Some Advertiser Targeting on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger
Meta, the parent company of social media platform Facebook, plans to eliminate advertisers' targeting of people with promotions based on their interactions with content related to health, race and ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation and...
Facebook Ends Facial Recognition
Facebook will halt its use of facial recognition technology. “We’re shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook. People who’ve opted in will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos and we will delete more than a billion people’s individual...
Facebook’s Corporate Entity Now ‘Meta’
After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name, reports TechCrunch, adding that Facebook’s corporate entity is now Meta. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg announced the change...
Talkwalker and HubSpot Define Top Social Media Trends for a Successful 2022
Talkwalker, the #1 consumer intelligence company, and HubSpot, the customer relationship management (CRM) platform for scaling companies, have published their latest Social Media Trends Report in 7 languages, tailored for markets worldwide. The pandemic has...
Facebook Plans Name Change
Facebook is planning to announce next week that it will change its company name, states The Verge, "to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. "The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to...
1.5 Billion Facebook Users’ Personal Information Allegedly for Sale by Hackers
Personal information from roughly 1.5 billion worldwide Facebook users was allegedly put up for sale following a recent leak, reports Newsweek. A member of a known forum for hackers claimed to be in possession of the information in late September, continues Newsweek,...
Ozy Media CEO Pledges to Revive Media Company
Carlos Watson, CEO of scandal-ridden Ozy Media, tried to explain away the various transgressions that led to his company’s demise last week while pledging to revive the media company despite the flight of investors and advertisers, reports CNBC. It’s another dramatic...
Study Finds Growing Use of Facebook and Twitter by Members of Congress in Elections
The 2020 election occurred in a vastly different cultural and political climate than the 2016 race, reports Pew Research Center. A new Pew Research Center analysis explores the unique ways members of Congress used Facebook and Twitter to engage with the public...
Over 200 Newspapers Suing Facebook and Google for “Crippling their Businesses,” Reports NY Post
More than 200 newspapers are suing Facebook and Google, alleging that the tech titans have unfairly manipulated the advertising market, siphoning away their revenue and crippling their businesses, reports the New York Post. The lawsuits are being filed on behalf of...
Majority of Americans Experienced Negative Mental Health Effects from Using Social Media, Finds New Study
A study conducted by an online therapy directory service finds a majority of Americans -- 58% -- say they have experienced negative mental health effects from using social media, reports Media Daily News. The study from OnlineTherapy.com, which is based on a survey of...
Meta to Eliminate Some Advertiser Targeting on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger
Meta, the parent company of social media platform Facebook, plans to eliminate advertisers' targeting of people with promotions based on their interactions with content related to health, race and ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation and...
Facebook Ends Facial Recognition
Facebook will halt its use of facial recognition technology. “We’re shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook. People who’ve opted in will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos and we will delete more than a billion people’s individual...
Facebook’s Corporate Entity Now ‘Meta’
After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name, reports TechCrunch, adding that Facebook’s corporate entity is now Meta. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg announced the change...
Talkwalker and HubSpot Define Top Social Media Trends for a Successful 2022
Talkwalker, the #1 consumer intelligence company, and HubSpot, the customer relationship management (CRM) platform for scaling companies, have published their latest Social Media Trends Report in 7 languages, tailored for markets worldwide. The pandemic has...
Facebook Plans Name Change
Facebook is planning to announce next week that it will change its company name, states The Verge, "to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. "The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to...
1.5 Billion Facebook Users’ Personal Information Allegedly for Sale by Hackers
Personal information from roughly 1.5 billion worldwide Facebook users was allegedly put up for sale following a recent leak, reports Newsweek. A member of a known forum for hackers claimed to be in possession of the information in late September, continues Newsweek,...
Ozy Media CEO Pledges to Revive Media Company
Carlos Watson, CEO of scandal-ridden Ozy Media, tried to explain away the various transgressions that led to his company’s demise last week while pledging to revive the media company despite the flight of investors and advertisers, reports CNBC. It’s another dramatic...
Study Finds Growing Use of Facebook and Twitter by Members of Congress in Elections
The 2020 election occurred in a vastly different cultural and political climate than the 2016 race, reports Pew Research Center. A new Pew Research Center analysis explores the unique ways members of Congress used Facebook and Twitter to engage with the public...
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