social media

Encrypted messaging could increase child abuse cases, report warns

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Millions of children in England are using messaging platforms that they are not old enough to be accessing and the introduction of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) could increase their risk of exploitation, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned in a report.  The Commissioner’s report follows announcements by Facebook – and indications by other social platforms, such as Snap – … Read more

Facebook’s Oversight Board tackles hate speech and nudity in first cases

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Facebook’s independent Oversight Board has announced the first cases on which it will deliberate, following the opening of user appeals in October.  First announced in 2018, the Board will have the final word on what content is permitted on Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram. It was created in response to criticism from various groups, particularly … Read more

Instagram made to crack down on ‘hidden advertising’

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Instagram’s owner Facebook has agreed to make it more difficult for users to post advertising content to its photo-sharing platform without clearly labelling it as such.  Popular users often sign deals to advertise a product or service on their feed, but the distinction between paid-for content and standard posted content is not always clear. Clear labelling … Read more

Facebook Oversight Board starts hearing content moderation appeal cases

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Facebook has announced the start of its independent Oversight Board on content moderation decisions. Facebook users can now appeal content-moderation decisions directly with its independent oversight board. The social media giant said users could go through this system once they had “exhausted the company’s appeal process”. The Board has the ability to overrule Facebook’s verdict … Read more

Facebook users’ attitude towards known Russian propaganda changes, study suggests

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Facebook users are less likely to press the ‘Like’ button on content they learn is part of a foreign propaganda campaign, a report in the US has found.  Researchers have said that Russia is using political memes to polarise Americans, particularly those at the extreme ends of the political spectrum who typically like and share … Read more

Instagram made to crackdown on ‘hidden advertising’ by the CMA

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Instagram’s owner Facebook has agreed to make it more difficult for users to post advertising content to its photo-sharing platform without clearly labelling it as such. Popular users often sign deals to advertise a product or service on their feed, but the distinction between paid-for content and standard posted content is not always clear. Clear labelling … Read more

Mistakes in Social Media and Social Networking

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Social media can be made safer if you take simple steps to strengthen your accounts. In fact, it has been found in many cases that with a little care and effort, you can lessen or avoid many common security issues and risks. You can reuse some of the guidance from earlier chapters and apply it … Read more

Silver lining for app developers

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The pandemic has compelled the business process management (BPM) industry to rethink. The outcome will be nothing short of a journey of disruption as robotic process automation unfolds over the coming decade.  The Covid environment has thrown open challenges and uncharted avenues for the technology industry. Business process management is no exception. Business houses have … Read more