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Indian PM says social media could spark ethnic tensions
Indian Premier Manmohan Singh warned Saturday over the use of social media to inflame ethnic tensions after online threats and text messages sparked a mass exodus of migrants from southern cities. The use of “social media to aggravate the communal situation is a new challenge”, Singh told a conference of…
Link between depression and Facebook probably unfounded, says study
Worries about a link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook or other social media sites are probably unfounded, a US study said this week. The University of Wisconsin School study found no basis to support the theory outlined in a study last year by the American…
School forces students to reveal Facebook activity, unlock smartphones
A middle school outside Chicago has one mom on a privacy rampage after her daughter claimed administrators forced her to log into her Facebook page so they could inspect her online social activities. This mom’s rampage has now taken her all the way to the front page of MSNBC.com, where…
New mobile devices spur greater news reading
Roy Greenslade, guardian.co.uk A mounting body of evidence finds that the spread of mobile technology is adding to news consumption in the United States. Its effects, however, are mixed. While it enhances the appeal of traditional news brands, and even boosts the reading of long-form journalism, it also shows that…
Social media used to sell pharma drugs to youth, report says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Illegal “Internet pharmacies” are using social media to market drugs to young people, an international report said on Tuesday. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), which monitors the implementation of U.N. drug control conventions, said illicit drugs as well as prescription medicines were being ordered online from…
Secret documents reveal DHS lied about tracking Americans on social media
One of the nation’s leading electronic privacy groups claimed this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) misled members of Congress during a recent hearing on whether the Department is paying a defense contractor $11.4 million to keep tabs on protected free speech and dissent against government policies on…
Twitter users stage blackout to protest censorship policy
Users of the microblogging platform Twitter staged a worldwide blackout Friday to protest the company’s new rulings regarding censorship and international law. According to an ABC News report, the so-called “Twitterati” are sending an angry message to the company about its decision to allow the governments of certain countries to…
FBI seeking social media monitoring tool
WASHINGTON — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a tool to mine social media for intelligence tips. The US domestic law enforcement agency is asking information technology contractors about the feasibility of building a tool that would “enhance its techniques for collecting and sharing ‘open source’ actionable…
Social media makes anti-Putin protests ‘snowball’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Artyom Kolpakov used to shrug when he came across occasional appeals on social media sites to protest against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his government. “I didn’t see the point really,” he said. But something changed when, clicking through amateur videos and online testimonies documenting cases of ballot-stuffing and repeat voting, he…
More to social media than your # of Facebook friends
Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones has an article up about the Republicans and their strong showing in the realm of social media. And it’s true—Republican politicians tweet more, have more followers, and are more adept at using Facebook. But what bothers me about this article, and many like it that…
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