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Va. man charged with using social media to prey on children
A Manassas, Virginia, man is being held without bond on a dozen felony counts, accused of targeting children through social media apps.
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What does it meme? Ex-Va. Gov. McAuliffe tweets head-scratcher
Former Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe posted a meme to Twitter on Thursday that displayed a crab (labeled TERRY MCAULIFFE) standing triumphantly on the head of a white alligator (labeled DONALD TRUMP) with its claws wide with pride.
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Twitter considers labeling Trump tweets that violate its rules
Twitter is considering labeling tweets that violate its rules but should remain on the platform because they’re in the public interest.
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Nunes sues Twitter, users for defamation and negligence
Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California is suing Twitter and several of its users for more than $250 million, accusing them of defamation and negligence.
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Facebook removed 1.5 million mosque attack videos. New Zealand says it needs to do more
New Zealand’s prime minister is upping the pressure on Facebook and other social media platforms after they failed to stop the spread of the Christchurch mosque attack video.
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My Take: Presidents Day is different for some presidents
On My Take, Clinton Yates discusses compares President Trump to his predecessors.
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Patton Oswalt helps man who insulted him on Twitter pay his medical bills
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt has taken the concept of “when they go low, we go high” to a new level. A man on Twitter criticized him for his political affiliation, but after looking through the man’s timeline, Oswalt decided to donate to his GoFundMe.
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Twitter suspends account that helped ignite controversy over viral encounter
The account claimed to belong to a California schoolteacher. Its profile photo was not of a schoolteacher, but of a blogger based in Brazil, CNN Business found.
3 months ago -
My Take: Social media is not the same for lawmakers as citizens
On My Take, Clinton Yates uses a court case in Loudoun County, Virginia, to explore why privacy laws on social media don’t work for same for elected officials as they do for citizens.
3 months ago -
Japanese billionaire pens most retweeted post of all time
A Japanese billionaire has entered the record books as the author of the most retweeted post ever — after getting a boost by offering cash to random Twitter users who retweeted him.
3 months ago -
Some women are attacked on Twitter every 30 seconds: Amnesty International
A study of tweets received last year by 778 female U.S. and U.K. journalists and politicians revealed that they were attacked on Twitter approximately every 30 seconds.
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UPS Store Twitter account gets heat for icy tweet on letters to Santa
“What’s your problem?” went one typical reply. “WHO HURT YOU?” went another. “Bah Humbug,” went a third. “This pretty much sums of 2018.” And so on.
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Annapolis photojournalist: My colleague was no one’s ‘enemy’
In a viral response to the President on Twitter, a Capital Gazette photojournalist mourned, remembered and celebrated his beloved colleague, Wendi Winters, and four other staffers killed when a gunman walked into the newsroom of the Annapolis paper.
4 months ago -
‘Monopoly for Millennials’ causes outrage among Generation Y on Twitter
Monopoly is targeting millennials and actual millennials are sounding off. Hasbro said in a statement that it created the game to poke fun at the oft-teased generation.
5 months ago -
Teens recount positive experience laying off social media for 14 days
Some new studies associate excessive screen time with mental health issues or increased anxiety. ABC News’ technology correspondent Becky Worley led a group of 10 teens through a social media detox.
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