As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, the information war is picking up online. Fake news, photoshopped posts, manipulated media, and all sorts of propaganda and misinformation is being disseminated by both bad actors and those being duped by them. So, what are the big tech companies doing to help stop bad information from spreading? Mashable…
Reddit has quarantined subreddit r/Russia due to misinformation, as the internationally condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into its sixth day. r/RussiaPolitics has also been quarantined, just days after it was created in order to host invasion-related discussions. Quarantined subreddits don’t show up in searches, recommendations, or feeds in which a user hasn’t specifically included…
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine unfolds, much of the world continues to watch via social media. In response, Russia has waged its own forces against major social media platforms and services in an attempt to control the narrative coming out of Ukraine. In what we imagine is much to Russia’s chagrin, Ukrainian and…
If you can believe it, Tumblr turned 15 this month. The microblogging site that launched a thousand ships was created by software consultant David Karp in 2007. During a time when longer-form blogging on platforms like Blogger and WordPress dominated, Tumblr offered a short-form, multimedia-rich experience that drew in millions. By 2013, the site was…
Thierry Legault pointed his camera up at the night sky and waited for the International Space Station to cross in front of the moon. Then, like a water strider on a pond, the Earth-orbiting laboratory skated over the pool of lunar light. He had a half-second to get the shot. Click. Legault caught a spectacular…
Truth Social is finally here…sort of. Former-president Donald Trump’s very own social media platform officially went live in Apple’s App Store on Monday, President’s Day. However, the launch of Truth Social has not been pretty. Bugs, long waitlists, and various other problems have left people asking a lot of questions. This comes with the territory…
Mashable’s Jennimai Nguyen gives you the lowdown on how to save and download all the personal data that Facebook has on you.
Donald Trump’s new social media platform, Truth Social, has already been plagued with signup issues and a long waitlist barring most people from even using the service. But, perhaps that’s the price users must pay for a truly “free speech” platform, right? Well, just one day into this very soft-launch of Truth Social and even…
TL;DR: As of Feb. 22, The Complete 2022 Social Media Marketing Manager Bundle — valued at $1,990 — is available for just $29.99, which is a discount of 98%. Do you think you’re social media savvy enough to have a career in social media management and marketing? The truth is having it is as a…
Twitter gives cryptocurrency some prime real estate, so you might as well take advantage of it. The social media platform lets users add their Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrency wallet addresses to their profile pages — making it easy for people to send them crypto payments. However, as users can only make the additions on iOS…