Category: Social Media

Twitter breach exposes 200 million email addresses

More than 200 million email addresses were obtained in a Twitter breach, which were then posted on a hacking forum....

China bans COVID response critics on social media

More than 1000 people who had criticised the China's COVID response on social media had their accounts suspended or cancelled....

Public schools sue tech giants for exacerbating mental health issues

Public schools in Seattle are suing social media companies in an effort to hold them responsible for worsening mental health issues....

Elon Musk accepts poll results to leave as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said that he will resign as Twitter CEO once a replacement has been found after 17.5 million voted in a poll for him...

Op-Eds 2022: Thriving in the new normal of communication 

In this compilation piece, we go over the insightful thoughts that our distinguished contributors shared on our channel in 2022....

Featured Leaders 2022: Responding to the changes in the communication landscape 

Check this rundown of the best Featured Leaders we published in 2022, their experiences and the lessons you can learn from them....

Twitter restricts sharing links to social media competitors

Twitter has announced that it will suspend accounts that have been created for the sole purpose of sharing links and/or or advertising usernames to social...

Exciting changes to anticipate from Pinterest in 2023

Pinterest will have a lot of room to grow in 2023 as it continues its quest to becoming the social media ecommerce centre....

Four developments we might see on LinkedIn in 2023

Should LinkedIn keep the traction boost coming or should it bring the old times of being exclusively for professional discussions?...

Paterson to head committee on foreign interference via social media

Senator James Paterson was named the new chair of the revived Senate Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media....

Huge changes you should expect from TikTok in 2023

2022 has been nothing short of amazing for TikTok. But as it comes to a close, one could not help but wonder: what is in...

Policing truth in campaign ads is challenging, says election officer

SA's chief election officer says that policing truth in campaign ads is difficult and frequently draws officials into partisan discussions....

Twitter scales back COVID-19 misinformation policy

Even as COVID-19 cases proliferate in certain other areas of the world, Twitter has scaled back a regulation meant to tackle misinformation....

Meta Creator Academy to help Aussie creators in Facebook and Instagram

Social media giant Meta is launching a new Meta Creator Academy in Australia to assist creators in telling and selling their stories on Reels....

NDIA’s Mariah Fox on the generalist approach to content creation

Mariah Fox, Social Media Manager - Assistant Director at the NDIA, provides us a better idea on the generalist approach to content creation....

Musk claims all-time high Twitter signups amid massive revenue drop

Elon Musk claimed an all-time high Twitter signups despite troubles with an avalanche of advertisers and users migrating to other social media platforms....

The “OG” social media platform: Is Friendster finally back?

Social media was abuzz with rumours of Friendster's return after a website with the domain friendster.click went live on November 26 and briefly accepted sign-ups....

Ramping Up Your Social Media Game this Holiday Season

Let's go through some of the most important new features on popular platforms that brands should try out for a successful holiday season....

Weaponisation of social media to be examined by Senate

Senators have decided to bring back a committee to investigate the weaponisation of social media by foreign governments to stifle dissent and undermine democracy....

Elon Musk recruits ‘frenemy’ hacker to fix Twitter search in 12 weeks

Elon Musk has hired hacker and rival entrepreneur behind self-driving technology George Hotz to fix the currently broken Twitter search function within three months....