TwoChinesesocialmediaapps,MomoandTantan,havesaidyestoa“marriage,”creatinganonlinedatinggiant.Nasdaq-listedMomowillbuyChina’stinder-likeTantanfor601millionUSdoll
Chargeshavebeenfiledagainst13employeesofaRussiantrollfactorywhichisaccusedofattemptingtointerferewiththe2016presidentialelection.Itisthefirstlegaldocumenttoname
FacebookInc(FB.O)warnedonMondaythatitcouldoffernoassurancethatsocialmediawasonbalancegoodfordemocracy,butthecompanysaiditwastryingwhatitcouldtostopallegedmeddli
Facebookwillchangethewayitdoesbusinesstoemphasize“meaningfulsocialinteractions”ratherthanthetypeofNewsFeedscrollingthatcriticssayisaddictive,ChiefExecutiveMarkZ
ByAPDwriterLiZixinInthelastfewweeksof2017,graveviolentprotestsoccurredinIran,whicharecontinuingtothisday.TheprotestshavebecomethebiggestchallengetotheIraniangov
Germanyissettostartenforcingalawthatdemandssocialmediasitesmovequicklytoremovehatespeech,fakenewsandillegalmaterial.Sitesthatdonotremove"obviouslyillegal"postsc
WavesofprotesthavetakenplaceacrossIraninthepastfewdays.TheIraniangovernmenthassuggestedtheunrestissupportedandorganizedbytheUS;someIranianconservativesmaintaint
Artificialintelligence(AI)robotsarenowadaysmorecommonthanyouthink;someofthemcanassistinheavyworkswhileotherscanparticipateinconversations.InSweden,peopleareintr
AcafeinLondonistakingbaristaarttoanewlevelbygivingcustomersthechancetosipontheirownself-portraits.TheTeaTerrace,basedinHouseofFraser’sOxfordStreetbranch,hasbeco
FacebookonFridaystruckbackagainstscientificresearchersandtechindustryinsiderswhohavecriticizedtheworld’sbiggestsocialmedianetworkanditscompetitorsfortransformin
SomeofFacebook’sformerfriendsarestartingtoexpresssomeseriousdoubtsaboutthesocialnetworktheyhelpedcreate.Facebookexploitsa“vulnerabilityinhumanpsychology”toaddic
TheSilenceBreakershavebeennamedPersonoftheYear2017byTIME,theUSweeklymagazineannouncedonitswebsiteandNBC’sTodayshowonWednesday.Thesocialmovementaimedatraisingawa
TheInternationalLaborOrganization(ILO)releasedonWednesdayareportshowingoverhalftheworld'spopulationstilllivewithoutsocialsecurityandsignificanteffortsareneededt
AnincreaseinsuicideratesamongU.S.teensoccurredatthesametimesocialmediausesurgedandanewanalysissuggeststheremaybealink.Suicideratesforteensrosebetween2010and2015
Thosewhostruggleinsocialsituationsmaybeatgreaterriskformentalandphysicalhealthproblems,accordingtoanewstudyfromtheUniversityofArizona,whichisamongthefirsttolink
We'veallbeenthere:YoureyesarelockedontothescreenandyourbreathispausedasyourbelovedcharacterintheTVdramafacesthemomentoflivingordying.Andthentheendingmusickicks
JustinRosenstein,theengineerwhocreatedtheFacebook“Like”buttonin2007,isnowfearfuloftheharmfulpsychologicaleffectssocialmediaishavingonpeoplearoundtheworld.The34-