Social Media Reacts to Leaky Black Returning to UNC
Senior wing Leaky Black became the second UNC player in three days to announce his intention to...
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Social Media Reacts to Armando Bacot’s Decision to Return to UNC
UNC junior forward Armando Bacot dropped a bombshell on Twitter Wednesday morning, announcing in a...
Read MoreBig Tech Grapples With Russian State Media, Propaganda
Written by DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ As Russia’s war in Ukraine plays out for the world on social media, big tech platforms are moving to restrict Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda and...
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Inside the ‘Big Wave’ of Misinformation Targeted at Latinos
Written by AMANDA SEITZ and WILL WEISSERT Before last year’s presidential election, Facebook ads...
Read MoreHate Speech in Myanmar Continues To Thrive on Facebook
Written by SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its...
Read MoreAmerica ‘On Fire’: Facebook Watched as Trump Ignited Hate
Written by AMANDA SEITZ The reports of hateful and violent posts on Facebook started pouring in on the night of May 28 last year, soon after then-President Donald Trump sent a warning on social media that looters in Minneapolis...
Read MoreEx-Facebook Employee Bringing Sharp Criticisms to Congress
Written by MARCY GORDON A former Facebook data scientist has stunned lawmakers and the public with revelations of the company’s awareness of apparent harm to some teens from Instagram and her accusations of dishonesty in its...
Read MoreUS Turns to Social Media Influencers To Boost Vaccine Rates
Written by JAMES ANDERSON As a police sergeant in a rural town, Carlos Cornejo isn’t the prototypical social media influencer. But his Spanish-language Facebook page with 650,000 followers was exactly what Colorado leaders were...
Read MoreIn Tokyo, Social Platforms Help the Pandemic Olympics Shine
Written by JENNA FRYER A condom fixed Jessica Fox’s canoe, and skateboarder Jagger Eaton celebrated his bronze medal by broadcasting live on Instagram. Margielyn Didal “let” Tony Hawk take a picture with her to post on Facebook....
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Social Media Reacts to UNC Granting Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones
The approval of tenure for incoming UNC professor Nikole Hannah-Jones on Wednesday left social...
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