The deletion of an Instagram account belonging to a mother whose Marine son was killed in Afghanistan last week was a mistake, parent company Facebook said Tuesday. Shana Chappell raised an alarm on Facebook on Monday after she said her account was removed. Chappell said she believed the deletion was “because [I] gained so many…
Facebook: Deletion of Marine Mother’s Account a Mistake
August 31, 2021
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Instagram to Require Users to Share Their Birthdays
Instagram will begin requiring users to confirm their birthdays as part of an effort to create new safety features for young people, the Facebook Inc-owned social media app said Monday. Instagram has explored building a version of its app for children under the age of 13, prompting lawmakers to urge Facebook to drop the plans,…
End of Free Speech?
In this episode of Real Talk, Wayne talks about the grievances of many Americans and how traditional avenues to address them—such as through civil protest—are under attack. Specifically, Wayne says, media and social media organizations have played a key role in suppressing free speech. Follow EpochTV on Facebook and Twitter
The Most Common Influencer-Marketing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
By Pierre Subeh It’s no surprise that brands are always looking for new and innovative ways to acquire new customers and communicate with their current ones. During the past decade, businesses were forced to adapt to a more consumer-oriented approach if they wanted to remain relevant. After all, a strong communication channel with consumers is directly…
Wielding Deadly Weapons of One Kind or Another
Commentary This summer, I’ve accomplished a variety of things. I’ve been swimming, running, tree-climbing, board-game-playing, and too many other happily carefree activities to list. Apart from all of those activities, however, shooting holds a special place in my heart. Hardly a day goes by that I’m not occupied in the backyard, honing my marksmanship with…
Social Media, Schools, and the Secret Rise of Transgender Children: The New ‘Social Contagion’
August 23, 2021
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In the midst of the isolation that ensued due to COVID-19 quarantines and school lockdowns, some parents have described how a new “social contagion” crept quietly into homes to infect and transform their children. It was given a name in a 2018 study: rapid-onset gender dysphoria. Now, parents are sounding the alarm. In September 2020, January…
Nigeria Expects to Lift Twitter Ban by End of Year, Minister Says
LONDON/LAGOS—Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told Reuters on Thursday, adding that the government was awaiting a response on three final requests made of the social media platform. The ban, announced in June, has hurt Nigerian businesses and drawn widespread condemnation for its…
Official Taliban Websites Go Offline, Though Reasons Unknown
BOSTON—Taliban websites that delivered the extremist group’s official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages went offline abruptly Friday, indicating an effort to try to squelch them. It is not immediately clear, though, why the sites in the Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, English, and Dari languages went offline Friday. They had been…
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Secure Afghan Users’ Accounts Amid Taliban Takeover
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country. Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts in Afghanistan, its security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher tweeted on Thursday. Gleicher also said the company had launched a “one-click tool” for users in Afghanistan to lock…
FTC Refiles Lawsuit Accusing Facebook of Illegal Scheme to Crush Competition
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an amended complaint in its ongoing antitrust case against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of illegally buying up innovative competitors and crushing partner app developers in a bid to “moat its monopoly.” The FTC filed its revised complaint (pdf) on Aug. 19 in the U.S. District Court for…
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