Bob Vylan: Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life review – no-holds-barred social commentary | Punk

Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Live album cover art

Bob Vylan’s second album doubles down on their no-holds-barred social commentary, taking aim at not-so-Great Britain and plotting the gulf between wealth-hoarding leaders and skint citizens doing what they can to get by. Amid energy […]

Is Instagram’s removal of its ‘like’ counter a turning point in social media?

Is Instagram's removal of its 'like' counter a turning point in social media?

Instagram’s recent decision to remove its “like” counter from its platform in select geographic regions is an interesting, perhaps long overdue, measure. Although recently users in Canada reported seeing the “like” counter back on for […]

Meta says it’s shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operation

Shared from www.cnn.com Meta’s takedown of the influence campaign also coincided with what company officials described as a separate, intensified push by pro-Russian hackers to compromise the social media accounts of Ukrainian journalists, military leaders […]

Here’s how social media platforms are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Shared from www.cnn.com Social media companies have in recent years grappled with how to handle misinformation and conspiracy theories about a pandemic, a fraught US presidential election and an insurrection, often while facing intense criticism […]

Ye: Donda 2 review – desultory soundtrack for a social media circus | Kanye West

Ye and Kim Kardashian West in 2020.

Shared from www.theguardian.com There was something curious but telling about the reports of the Miami launch event for Donda 2 this week. They relayed a lot about its visual extravagance, a lot about the technical […]

How to Make China’s ‘Friendliest’ Social Media Platform Pay Off

Liu Ruixue

Shared from www.businessoffashion.com Xiaohongshu doesn’t fit neatly into a social media archetype that is familiar to Western audiences. It is often compared to Instagram, but one key difference is that content from anyone can show […]

Trump’s Truth Social app goes live in Apple’s App Store – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Shared from www.cnn.com The service, a Twitter (TWTR)-like application known as Truth Social, is owned by Trump Media and Technology Group, the media company Trump started after leaving the White House. Users who downloaded the […]

Trump social media app gearing up for launch – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Trump social media app gearing up for launch

Shared from www.cnn.com Washington CNN Business —   Conservative figures are increasingly promoting Truth Social, the alternative social media app backed by former President Donald Trump, as the platform undergoes pre-launch testing. And as more […]

‘Making music is about making assets for social media’: pop stars battle digital burnout | Music – Culture | The Guardian

‘We like our words and our ideas and our stories have value’ … Tegan and Sara.

Shared from www.theguardian.com The run-up to an album release is all about teasing and pleasing the fans: thrilling videos, the promise of a fantasy-fulfilling collaboration, the drip-fed unveiling of a musician’s new era. But earlier […]

Does the Earth need its own flag? We ask an expert | Social trends – Lifestyle | The Guardian

The International Flag of Planet Earth

Shared from www.theguardian.com You needn’t be a Hollywood expert to be familiar with the movie motif of a flag fluttering on a conquered planet far away. But as real-life space exploration is an increasingly global […]