September 2024
Japan Looks At New Rules For Social Media
There are reports that the government of Japan is planning to introduce new rules about Social Media following the issue of fake news. This decision was made as the level of digitalization in Japan intensifies and the emergence of new formats and types of Internet technologies. According to insiders, one study group has been identified […]
Japanese Celebrity Faces Online Backlash Over Insensitive Post
This week a Japanese popular actress ended up as a trending topic on social media after she commented on a newly emerged natural disaster in what many people saw as tactless manner. The episode put new focus on the potential duties of celebrities on social networking site and the tenor of conversation within the nation. […]
Social Media Fuels Political Divide in South Korea
South Korea is heading toward its parliamentary elections set to happen this Wednesday and with the existing political divide as sharp as ever, the political infighting has shifted to social media channels. Through such online platforms, the social media has as of recent been associated with the proliferation of false information, bigotry, and even yelling […]
South Korea Cracks Down On Social Media Deepfakes
As part of efforts to tackle the increasing rate of sex crimes in cyberspace and the circulation of obscene deepfake materials, South Korean officials have disclosed their intend to improve cooperation with social networks including Telegram. The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) on Wednesday announced that they will seek to ask more social media platform […]
North Korea Launches State-Controlled Social Media Platform
To the astonishment of many, the authorities in Pyongyang have recently declared the establishment of the domestic social network Juche Connect which appears to be North Korean answer to the banned abroad social networks. This comes only days after the nation rolled out a broad ban of all international social media platforms. Juche Connect, which […]
North Korea Bans All Social Media Platforms
In a decision that has caused ripples across the world, North Korea has declared that there is no access to any social networks in the country, isolating its population from the rest of the.world’s online discourse. The decision took effect today and is considered as the new effort of the regime to strengthen its control […]
Instagram Introduces New Comments Feature for Stories Sparking User Excitement
This action has been trending on a social platform for some time as Instagram releases a new comments section for posts as confirmed by the Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. This latest update allows users to comment on Instagram Stories that are also public and only visible for twenty four hours just like the Stories. […]
Social Media Erupts Over EY India Employee Death Sparking Debate On Work Culture
The recent tragic demise of Anna Sebastian Perayil at the age of 26 while working as a chartered accountant at the Ernst & Young also known as EY India has received comments and posts on social media about the insane working of top consulting companies. After barely four months of joining EY in March, Perayil […]
YouTube Introduces AI Powered Comment Summarization Feature
YouTube has recently released a revolutionary feature which is based on artificial intelligence that will attempt to automatically summarise comments on videos in order to help creators and viewers deal with large amounts of comments. The feature, named “Comment Insights,” is now live for any video that has received more than 100 comments. All comments […]
Twitter Rolls Out New Comment Moderation Tools
Twitter has announced a set of new tools designed to provide people more control over what others say about them on the platform. Beginning today, across the world, the application released a number of features that enable users to moderate conversations and counter harassment on the app. On of the new changes is the possibility […]