by Peter Suciu | Apr 28, 2025 | Technology
The line between satire and disinformation continues to blur on social media, where the context of a post made in jest can be misunderstood to be a factual news report. When the source of the original “faux news” is a Russian Telegram channel, the line...
by Peter Suciu | Apr 28, 2025 | Technology
Children under 14 in Florida are no longer allowed to use social media after a new law went into effect on Wednesday. It will require social media sites to delete existing accounts for those under 14 years of age within 90 days, or the platforms could face fines of up...
by Peter Suciu | Apr 28, 2025 | Technology
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that third-party fact checkers will be replaced by “community notes” on Facebook and Instagram, to help address the perception of bias. “Fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed...
by Peter Suciu | Oct 11, 2024 | TechNewsWorld.com, Technology
This past summer’s “CrowdStrike incident” – which began as a “minor” error – came as close to a total system crash as the world has yet seen. It grounded airlines, hospitals were forced to cancel surgeries, and retailers couldn’t process digital payments. The issue...
by Peter Suciu | Sep 16, 2024 | Forbes, Innovation, Social Media
Probably more than a few men in their late 70s would proudly say they’re “Swifties”—as in fans of pop singer Taylor Swift. However, former President Donald Trump isn’t one of them, not by a long shot. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, the...
