How social media impacts financial services
The rising progress in social media engagement has crafted a path brimming with new possibilities—and yet, poses a threat to those oblivious to its developments....
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White house investigating Google after Trump accuses it of bias
US President Donald Trump has accused Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles and unfair coverage of him...
Europe preparing tough legislation on major social media platforms
New laws will punish social media companies if they don’t remove terrorism-related content within an hour of it being flagged...
Facebook to make its first serious move towards monetising WhatsApp
Advertisements will link the social media giants’ users to Whatsapp...
The prominence of social media influencers in the Middle East
There has been opposing views on social media and its effect on human connectivity. In this feature, Roland Abi spells out what its influencers stand for in the region post data breach...
How #deletefacebook watered brand equity
It has been a dramatic month for Facebook. Revelations made by Cambridge Analytica’s former research director did significant damage to Facebook’s brand value, with serious questions being raised on data monetisation techniques and lack of user privacy...
The US to review social media platforms of visa applicants
The country has proposed the idea in an attempt to restrict the entry of terrorists and mitigate the scope of terrorism...
Sri Lanka shuts down social networking platforms to stop communal violence
The ban has been called for three consecutive days...
Balancing cyber risks of social media with the benefits
Unscrupulous competitors and hackers might be looking to break into your systems through social media...
Twitter trends #TwitterLockOut to remove bot accounts
The malicious accounts unfavourably affected the number of monthly active users of Twitter...