A freshman senator has proposed a bill that would make addictive social media features illegal. This has been called a move against big tech companies. If you’re on social media you know that you can get lost just scrolling down your news feed for hours if you’re not careful. This new bill will require users […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A 17-year-old girl with a small social media following in upstate New York was killed by a man she’d met recently on Instagram, who then posted photos of her corpse online, police said Monday. The gory pictures were redistributed widely, including by online posters who made light of or celebrated the […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels. The new policy , announced by the company on Thursday, comes amid complaints from activists and others that President Donald Trump has gotten a free pass from […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A writer on the verge of releasing her debut novel is facing a backlash after she posted a picture on Twitter of a public transit worker eating on a train and reported details about the woman to her bosses. Natasha Tynes apologized a day later on Twitter and deleted her post before […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Rappers bragging about crimes from their pasts — or warning about those they may commit in the future — are part of the genre’s lore. From Jay Z to Snoop Dogg to Future, street cred for rappers has often been solidified by detailing their grimy acts in everything from raps to […]
Friday morning, a video of the late, great, and ever-so-eloquent Dr. Maya Angelou surfaced where she corrects a young woman who her calls her “Maya.” And for some reason, the internet has become divided over it. https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1106623698956505088 In the clip, the young woman tells the moderator she has a question for “Maya” regarding interracial relationships. […]
When Instagram and Facebook went down it became obvious that some people are actually addicted to social media. Damon admits that he initially thought his phone company was messing up as usual and checked with others. But when he realized it wasn’t just him he just moved on. Some people acted like the world was […]
When The Talent Report started looking into the Instagram analytics of over 100 radio personalities heard on syndicated shows, they discovered that Willie Moore Jr. of The Willie Moore Jr. Show is one of their top 10 infuencers. Moore was ranked tenth with 221,275 followers, 2.51% average interactions and 3.05% growth in the month of […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous videos of children. The change comes as YouTube grapples with moderating content across its platform […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rapper Ja Rule is taking heat on social media after problems with his halftime show during Saturday’s Timberwolves-Bucks game. Videos posted online show Ja Rule had sound problems at the beginning of his performance. At one point he said, “Are we ready?” then said, “I guess not,” before his music eventually started. Another […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicki Minaj says she’s canceling her appearance at the BET Experience Concert after the network tweeted about her and fellow rapper Cardi B. Minaj said Monday on social media that she won’t perform at the concert or BET Awards. It comes after BET tweeted Sunday that Minaj was “being dragged by […]
There are some annoying people on the internet and especially on Facebook! Those guys that like to comment under ladies pictures “you don’t need all of that makeup.” Women don’t get dressed to please men and women really don’t need or want men to tell them what they need. But, nothing is worse than the […]
