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What Pavel Durov’s arrest means for social media platforms
Alexi Mostrous, Tortoise MediaTelegram founder’s arrest in France is the most drastic national action yet taken against a social media boss. French prosecutors are due to decide whether to charge Pavel Durov, Telegram’s chief executive, with cybercrime offences.
cybersecurity
government relations
The “passive news consumer” is on the rise
Kirsten Eddy, NiemanLabThe rise of social media signalled the promise of a new public square, facilitating more open debate and diverse voices. With these new opportunities for digital participation also came a host of new challenges, including online trolling, disinformation, and a less trusting and more disconnected public.
communication
AI makes our journalism even more important
Misha Ketchell, The ConversationOne of the troubling things about modern life is the fact that so many of our ordinary decisions are manipulated by vested interests and opaque forces. The social media age we are living in today makes that sort of manipulation seem like child’s play.
socio political environment
A New Approach to Building Your Personal Brand
Jill Avery and Rachel Greenwald, Harvard Business ReviewIn this article a branding thought leader and a professional dating coach present a guide to creating your personal brand. It’s an intentional, strategic practice in which you craft and express your own value proposition, and it involves seven steps: (1) Define your purpose by exploring your mission, passion, and...
managing yourself
Musk says Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial and government users
Reuters, Reuters, 04 May 2022While confirming affirmed that Twitter will always be free for ‘casual’ users, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that there may be a ‘slight’ fee for commercial and government users. Musk tweeted that "some revenue is better than none!", echoing his plans to better monetise the platform to compete with other social media giants, such as...
socio political environment
Facebook, Twitter remove false claims about vote tampering
Tom McIlroy, Australian Financial Review, 03 May 2022Claims about vote manipulation in the May 21 Federal Election and suggestions postal ballots are being interfered with, have been removed from mainstream social media sites at the request of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). The request comes as the AEC attempts to stop the spread of disinformation before the vote. Meta has gone...
socio political environment
The only thing that can kill a social media giant is the next one
Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 27 April 2022The Cambridge Analytica scandal, the 2016 US presidential election, and countless privacy violations are just some of the dishonourable situations which have damaged Facebook's reputation in recent years. But other than being bad, the bottom line is that Facebook is now just boring. Younger generations view Facebook as a social media platform...
socio political environment
Twitter takeover: EU and UK warn Musk must comply or face sanctions
Dan Milmo and Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 27 April 2022The UK and EU have warned that Twitter must comply with new content rules or face sanctions ranging from fines to a total ban, as concerns are raised that hate speech will increase on the platform under the ownership of Elon Musk. Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for the internal market, tweeted “be it cars or social media, any company...
socio political environment
Elon Musk, Twitter’s largest shareholder, backflips on decision to join company’s board
ABC News, ABC News, 11 April 2022Twitter's largest shareholder, billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, has decided not to join the company's board. Mr Musk, who has previously called himself a "free-speech absolutist" and has been critical of Twitter, disclosed a 9.1 per cent stake in the social media giant earlier this month, and said he planned to bring about...
socio political environment
He’ll keep the blue check, though: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down
Joshua Benton, NiemanLab, 29 November 2021There is no social media platform more important to the state of contemporary journalism than Twitter. It’s where journalists — and news junkies in need of a fix — disproportionately choose to spend their time. So, a change at the top of Twitter is significant news. This week, Twitter's CEO, Jack Dorsey, made the sudden public announcement that...
socio political environment