Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Science Photo Library / Alamy It was supposed to be a fun activity. On July 18, Ellen Weatherford, co-host of the Just The Zoo of Us podcast, tweeted out a simple question:“What is the most overhyped animal?” The post made the rounds of the loose […]
Wiley performs on the main stage on Day 1 of Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 6, 2018 in London, England Grime artist Wiley has apologised for “generalising” about Jewish people after being banned from social media. In an interview with Sky News, the artist insisted: “I’m not racist.” […]
The U.S. was approaching 150,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday while President Trump was trying to figure out why Dr. Anthony Fauci has such a high approval rating and “nobody likes me.” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been a top adviser to the Trump administration […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They’re shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money. President Donald Trump has bought hundreds of messages on Facebook to accuse its competitor, […]
Just because Twitter is predominantly filled with quips and kvetching doesn’t mean what’s said on the platform can’t have far-reaching consequences, according to a new study from the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London on how government officials and agencies use Twitter during global crises. In […]
Ana de Armas as Marta Cabrera in “Knives Out.” (Lionsgate) The “Knives Out” social media team and the Twitter account @ArmasUpdates have a common goal: to celebrate last year’s hit whodunit and, by extension, the movie’s breakout star, Ana de Armas. But two of the actress’s biggest Twitter cheerleaders found […]
It’s being called a “tweet-tastrophe.” The Twitter accounts of some of the world’s biggest names were hacked Wednesday in a bitcoin scam. The FBI is investigating, and the Senate Intelligence Committee asked for a briefing. “Tough day for us at Twitter. We all feel terrible this happened,” Jack Dorsey, the company’s […]
The link between hot weather and aggressive crime is well established. But can the same be said for online aggression, such as angry tweets? And is online anger a predictor of assaults? Our study just published suggests the answer is a clear “no.” We found angry tweet counts actually increased […]