Anonymous trolls who attack tennis players online face being unmasked in a major breakthrough in the sport’s fight against social media abuse. The betting-data company Sportradar conducted a pilot investigation into around 70 abusive messages sent to the players at exhibition events in Germany and the USA. They discovered the […]
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Online prayers. Social distancing in the pews. Christian leaders debate how to do church amid pandemic.
On a recent Sunday, Rod Loy, senior pastor at the First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, Arkansas, delivered the message of the Gospel through his computer screen. “It’s easy to live out your faith when everything is going good,” he preached to his congregation. “But the real test is difficult. How […]
Blind teen captivates social media with reading and writing lesson: ‘This blows my mind’
A British TikToker has captivated social media with a simple explanation of how she both creates and consumes online content as a blind person. Gracie Marsh, a 19-year-old disability advocate from England who went blind at age 14 due to Septo-optic dysplasia, shared a now-viral video on July 28 explaining […]
Prince Harry likens social media to lead poisoning, calling it harmful to children
Prince Harry hosts the draws for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 in London on Jan. 16, 2020. (Getty Images) Prince Harry wants social media companies to “redesign themselves” in pursuit of a digital landscape that’s less divided, less hate-filled, and healthier and happier for all involved. Especially for children. […]
3 ways to promote social skills in homebound kids
Too much time screen time can lead to lower self-esteem. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images With the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic getting worse in most of the country, a growing number of school districts from San Francisco to Atlanta have determined that a return to daily in-person instruction isn’t […]
Egypt female social media influencers get two-year jail terms
Cairo (AFP) – An Egyptian court Monday sentenced five female social media influencers to two years in jail each on charges of violating public morals, a judicial source said. The verdict against Haneen Hossam, Mowada al-Adham and three others came after they had posted footage on video-sharing app TikTok. “The […]
Egypt female social media influencers get 2-year jail terms
Cairo (AFP) – An Egyptian court Monday sentenced five female social media influencers to two years in jail on charges of violating public morals, a judicial source said. The verdict against Haneen Hossam, Mowada al-Adham and three others came after they posted footage on video-sharing app TikTok. “The Cairo economic […]
Asking the big social media companies to remove extremist content more quickly will do little to fight terrorism
‘We believe doctors dealing with erectile dysfunction should also be asking about watching pornography,’ researchers say: Getty Barely a day goes by when social media is not in the firing line from activists and advertisers over hate speech and racist rhetoric. The controversy goes to the heart of the debate […]
Social media firms make $1bn a year from anti-vax followers, report says
Conspiracy theorists at Hyde Park Corner on 16 May 2020 in London: Getty Social media platforms are making up to $1bn a year from people following anti-vaccine misinformation that could cause “tens of thousands” of coronavirus deaths, researchers say. The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said the number of […]
Will the Facebook advertising boycott force the social media giant to change? Not likely
Hundreds of advertisers say they won’t spend money on Facebook in July or beyond over concerns the social media company isn’t doing enough to stop hate speech. But the exodus of spenders may not be enough to push CEO Mark Zuckerberg to make the level of change that critics are demanding. Critics have an initial […]