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Number of Americans engaging in political discourse on social networking sites on the rise: Pew
A Pew Research Center report indicated that online social networks have become political hotspots in the United States. Approximately 39 percent of US adults engaged in political activity in Internet communities during the 2012 US presidential campaign, according to a Pew report titled Civic Engagement in the Digital Age released…
Iran creating software to control social networking websites
Iran is designing “intelligent software” that would give citizens restricted and controlled access to banned social networking sites, local media on Sunday quoted police chief Esmaeil Ahmadi Moghadam as saying. “Smart control of social networks will not only avoid their disadvantages, but will also allow people to benefit from their…
Tajikistan orders Twitter ban
Tajikistan has ordered local Internet providers to block Twitter, one of more than 100 sites including popular Russian-language social networks starting next week, an industry representative told AFP Saturday. “The (government) communications service has sent Internet companies a huge list of 131 sites that must be blocked in the country…
Study: 2 in 5 U.S. adults use social media for politics
Nearly two out of five US adults use social media to get involved in politics, with the younger crowd and the ideologically committed especially active, a study showed Friday. The Pew Research Center study showed that 60 percent of adults use social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter and that…
German doctors warn against Internet breast milk market
German pediatricians have warned new parents against obtaining breast milk to feed their babies via social networking sites such as Facebook, cautioning the milk could be harmful. The Professional Association of Pediatricians said that although mothers milk was generally the best option for a newborn, mothers unable to breastfeed should…
Britain to use Facebook and Twitter for government services applications
Government denies scheme to use social networking to access services will be equivalent to identity cards The government will announce plans later this month to allow people to use social networking sites to access public services. Under the Cabinet Office scheme people wanting to apply for services ranging from benefits…
India cracks down on social networking after threats sparked mass migrant exodus
India has demanded social networking websites take down provocative messages and blocked some online content afteranonymous threats sparked an exodus of migrants from southern cities. Tens of thousands of workers and students from the remotenortheast region returned home last week from Bangalore, Mumbai and other cities fearing attacks from Muslims in reprisal for recent ethnic clashes in…
UK police call on social media users to ‘self-regulate’ bullying
Police chiefs are calling on users of online social networking sites to be the “eyes and ears” of officers to help combat the menace of ‘trolls’ who bully or abuse via the web. Police forces across the UK are investing more funds into making sure they are plugged into sites…
Love a click away in Indonesia’s Twitter Republic
He was a geeky kid from Yogyakarta, she a glamorous city girl in Jakarta. In a country with one of the world’s most vibrant social networking scenes they fell in love on Twitter. The storyline of “Republik Twitter,” an Indonesian romantic comedy to be released in Valentine’s week, exemplifies a growing trend of…
China urges end to ‘cancer’ of online rumors
China’s state news agency called on Internet sites Tuesday to stop the “cancer” of online rumours, in the latest sign of official unease over the rising popularity of social networking sites. The Xinhua news agency’s call for an end to online “rumour-mongering” came days after a similar warning from a…
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