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Teens Seeking Pills Take to Social Media With Fatal Results

[ad_1] Now results are blocked when Snapchat users search for “fenta”, “xanax” or other dope language. They are directed to an address in-app video channel “fentapills” from nonprofit groups and the CDC – with content supposedly addressing the dangers of OxyContin, Percocet, Xanax, and Adderall. according to facebook latest community standards reportIn the fourth quarter …

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How Gossip Is Remaking Online Hip-Hop Media

[ad_1] Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | sewer In the latest iteration of online hip-hop media, real music can often seem like an afterthought. The current wave is filled with gossip-focused websites, Instagram accounts, and podcasts that make online conversation about rap stars (and more often those close to them) tabloid-like. This phenomenon isn’t …

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How Hollywood and the Media Fueled JD Vance’s Political Rise

[ad_1] Members of New York’s smart set on a warm Thursday evening in early summer 2016 fancy wallpaper The flat of two Yale Law School professors in the elegant Ansonia building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to toast a Marine Corps veteran, venture capitalist, and first-time author named JD Vance. They were celebrating the new …

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How Hollywood and the Media Fueled JD Vance’s Political Rise

[ad_1] It is not surprising to scholars and cultural critics who have long understood the symbiotic relationship between them that a rising star in the Republican Party, which has recently featured cultural grievances such as Twitter, CNN, and Disney, has come to prominence through prominent media outlets. these enemies in sight: the conservative movement and …

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Court of Appeals Revitalizes Texas Law Targeting Social Media Companies

[ad_1] A Texas law banning major social media companies from removing political speech was the first of its kind, enacted Wednesday, raising complex questions about how to follow rules for major web platforms. The law, which applies to social media platforms with 50 million or more monthly active users in the United States, was passed …

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A young artist takes to social media to draw attention to real life

[ad_1] Visiting a villa in Naples, Italy, Glory Samjolly convinced her sister and a friend to do a witty cosplay. Posing regally in a period pastiche of men’s brocade vests, neck ruffs, knee trousers, and lavishly embroidered frock coats, those posing royally were captured by Miss Samjolly in a group portrait, the playfully subversive title …

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A Young Artist Takes Social Media To Get Real-Life Attention

[ad_1] Visiting a villa in Naples, Italy, Glory Samjolly convinced her sister and a friend to do a witty cosplay. Posing regally in a period pastiche of men’s brocade vests, neck ruffs, knee trousers, and lavishly embroidered frock coats, those posing royally were captured by Miss Samjolly in a group portrait, the playfully subversive title …

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Kevin Hart’s Media Company Sells $100 Million Shares to Private Equity

[ad_1] Kevin Hart has heard apocalyptic rumors about the streaming industry that have been shaking up Hollywood since Netflix reported it losing subscribers last week. But prolific actor and stand-up comedian Mr. Hart isn’t buying it. “There are too many different assets, too many different platforms, too many different places for the content world to …

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Trump Media former Devin Nunes aides Donald Jr. and added “Apprentice”

[ad_1] Devin Nunes, a former Republican congressman from California who now heads the social media initiative backed by former President Donald J. Trump, has brought in two former aides as civil servants to the company. It was reported by the roles of two former co-stars, Kashyap Patel and Scott Glabe. Trump Media and Technology Group …

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EU Targets Harms of Social Media with New Law

[ad_1] The European Union was nearing agreement on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and other internet services to tackle misinformation, explain how their services amplify divisive content, and stop targeting online ads based on a person’s ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Dubbed the Digital Services Act, the law aims to address …

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Obama Calls for Greater Surveillance of Social Media in Speech at Stanford

[ad_1] PALO ALTO, California – Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called for greater regulatory oversight over the nation’s social media giants, saying their powers to improve the information people consume are “turbocharged” political polarization and threatening the pillars of democracy around the world. Focusing on the discussion How to handle the spread of disinformationHe …

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