Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Report: ByteDance Investors Might Take Over TikTok At A $50B Valuation

Report: ByteDance Investors Might Take Over TikTok At A $50B Valuation
Report: ByteDance Investors Might Take Over TikTok At A $50B Valuation
July 29, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

A group of investors with a stake in TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, are maneuvering to take over the controversial social-media app, valuing it at roughly...

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Instagram Extends Incentives To Attract TikTok Power Users For Reels
Instagram Extends Incentives To Attract TikTok Power Users For Reels
July 28, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

To encourage TikTok users with large followings to use a novel rival offering, Instagram has reportedly extended monetary incentives. Instagram had put generous deals before renowned TikTok...

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Zuckerberg Likely To Warn Congress Against Weakening Big Tech
Zuckerberg Likely To Warn Congress Against Weakening Big Tech
July 27, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

In his highly anticipated appearance before Congress on Wednesday (July 29), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to say that the social media mega-company is an American success story....

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Former Twitter Employees: More Than 1K Staffers, Contractors Could Have Hacked Accounts
Former Twitter Employees: More Than 1K Staffers, Contractors Could Have Hacked Accounts
July 24, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

One week after hackers commandeered dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts – including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama – former Twitter employees say that...

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Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats
Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats
July 23, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Facebook announced on Thursday (July 23) that users of its Messenger Rooms group video feature can now live-broadcast those meetings to traditional Facebook pages. The...

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Twitter User Base Grows A Record 34 Pct In Q2 As Shutdowns Boost Social Media
Twitter User Base Grows A Record 34 Pct In Q2 As Shutdowns Boost Social Media
July 23, 2020  |  Earnings

Twitter’s second-quarter earnings showed on Thursday (July 23) that the social media giant’s user base continued to grow even as its ad revenues declined, as...

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FTC Presses For Testimony From Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg
FTC Presses For Testimony From Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg
July 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate...

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Twitter Hack Of Kardashian, Obama And 130+ Other A-Listers Invites FBI Probe
Twitter Hack Of Kardashian, Obama And 130+ Other A-Listers Invites FBI Probe
July 17, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The FBI is investigating the worst security breach in Twitter’s 14-year history, as hackers commandeered more than 100 high-profile accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported....

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