by Jim Heath | Aug 13, 2021 | Headlines, Joe Biden, Social Media
President Joe Biden has added another recruit to his army of influencers the White House is using to boost Gen Z vaccination rates: ‘Dude with Sign.’ Seth Phillips, the face of the viral protest Instagram account @DudeWithSign, visited the White House last...
by Jim Heath | Jun 12, 2021 | Entertainment, Social Media
Someone in Los Angeles paid for a sky-written message to be used as a marriage proposal that ended with a strange roast of podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. “ONE MORE THING … JOE ROGAN IS LITERALLY 5 FOOT 3,” the message concluded. ...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Facebook said today that Donald Trump’s suspension from the service would last at least two years, keeping the former president off mainstream social media for the 2022 midterm elections, as the company also said it would end a policy of treating posts from...
by Jim Heath | May 10, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Facebook’s Oversight Board co-chair says Donald Trump’s rhetoric and social media posts ‘egged on’ rioters during the Capitol attack on January 6. ‘On January 6, President Trump issued those statements as a mob was rampaging through the...
by Jim Heath | May 5, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Facebook’s Oversight Board today upheld the social network’s ban on former president Trump for encouraging violence following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a decision that holds major implications for how the speech of political leaders should be policed online....
by Jim Heath | Apr 26, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media
If you haven’t already, you’ll see a surprising message pop up on your iPhone from Facebook in the next few weeks: Do you give it permission to track you? To make your iPhone more private, tap “Ask App not to Track.” Do not tap “Allow,” unless you love creepy online...
