Myanmar youth rely heavily on Facebook for news and information. This can be a platform for disseminating fake news and hate speech. With poor digital literacy skills, these youths may be susceptible to disinformation campaigns ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2020
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Mikita Burton has had a Facebook account for nine years, nearly as long as her youngest child has been alive. And, until arguments about the presidential election spread like a contagion throughout her news feed, she averaged ...
Internet
Feb 16, 2018
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Articles that people share on social networks can reveal a lot about those readers, research has shown. But a new Carnegie Mellon University study reverses the proposition, asking the question: What can be learned about an ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 12, 2013
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In a move that echoes Twitter, Facebook is adding a feature to its service that lets users know the topics of discussion that are trending among the site's 1.2 billion users, whether it's the death of a world leader or the ...
Internet
Jan 16, 2014
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Reports surfaced on Friday that faded social networking star MySpace may cut more staff to be attractive to suitors.
Internet
Apr 9, 2011
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Facebook doesn't want to be dismissed as an Internet has-been before its social network even enters its adolescence.
Internet
Mar 7, 2013
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After claims that Google got a think-tank research team fired for criticizing the company, a journalist is alleging other abuses by the company.
Business
Sep 4, 2017
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Facebook on Tuesday began rolling out the latest in a rapid-fire series of enhancements to the leading social network as nascent rival Google+ opened its membership to the world.
Internet
Sep 20, 2011
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(AP) -- The new leaders of News Corp.'s MySpace said Wednesday they need to innovate to rejuvenate the social networking site, which has suffered from stalled user growth.
Internet
May 28, 2009
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China has ordered stricter control of social networking sites and a crackdown on "vulgar" material on the web, as Beijing attempts to tighten its grip on the fast-growing Internet sector.
Internet
Oct 27, 2011
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