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Viral Violence: Social media’s impact on Black Lives Matter & law enforcement
As humanity progresses further into the digital age, social media has taken a critical role in shaping protest and social movements and impacting the justice system. RT multimedia editor Alex Rubinstein tells RT America’s Anya Parampil that social advocacy groups like Black Lives Matter rely on Facebook groups to share news and information as well as organize protest events. Rubinstein also argues that social media has assisted law enforcement, as agencies routinely monitor the social media...
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Social media stomps traditional media
The web is increasingly becoming the top source for news and information with about 41 percent of Americans citing the Internet as the main location they seek out national and international news from -- a 17 percent rise since December 2010. Journalism professor Jeff Cohen from Ithaca College explained that new and social media fills a void often ignored in traditional media -- it enables more voices and transparency and allows for greater government change. "The debate among quality bloggers...
Related topics : traditional news media and social media / social media information / internal social media / social media social media
Law enforcement spends millions on social media monitoring – report
At least 151 local law enforcement agencies have spent between $10 and $100,000 on social media monitoring software, a new report shows. The technology is being used to track criminals who brag about crimes on social media and track protests in real-time. Privacy advocates are concerned the technology could be abused to suppress specific movements or individual protesters. RT correspondent Marina Portnaya has the report.
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Related topics : social media monitoring software / monitoring social media / social media software for agencies / social media report
Government upping effort to crackdown on social media extremists
We’ve all encountered trolls on social media, and while we may be tempted to use the term “terrorist” to describe them, the truth is that there are actual terrorists on websites such as Twitter and Facebook. There are upwards of 2.3 billion active social media users around the world, so weeding out bullies and extremists is a difficult task for law enforcement and companies. So what efforts is the government taking in its cyberwar? RT America’s Manuel Rapalo breaks it down.
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Related topics : social media terms of use / online social media websites
Facebook blues: People feel happier after ditching social media
A new study by the Happiness Research Institute, a Danish think tank, found that people’s moods and emotions are linked to how often they use social media sites like Facebook. People who took breaks from the site felt better about their lives. Alexey Yaroshevsky has the details.
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Dudu.com - social networking without language barriers
A group of Russian developers create a social networking website that erases language barriers. An intuitive translation system allows users to communicate with friends, read news articles and follow favorite celebrities in their own native languages. The goal - attracting members from all over the world. RT's Anastasia Churkina caught up with the team when they visited the Big Apple.
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CIA sifts social media sites
More and more people put their lives on social media sites worldwide. Globally Facebook and Twitter have been effective tools for organizing major protests and overthrowing governments. Now members of the CIA department are paid to analyze what people are talking about on social media. This leaves many wondering about the intentions behind this practice. Wayne Madsen, an investigative journalist, gives us his thoughts on why the CIA is concerned with your tweets.
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Related topics : social media site / social media tools
Social networks develop "deep pocket inspections"
Debates are heating up concerning the plans for controversial new laws regarding increased Internet surveillance all over the world, and not only in the US government. Some examples of what has been proposed include mandating that social networking sites and online chat-providers build so-called back doors for law enforcement, instituting what's known as "deep packet inspection" technology, which would allow for monitoring of data. There has been negative reactions from online privacy hawks...
Related topics : building social network site / new social networking sites like facebook
3 major social media companies sued for enabling terrorists
The father of the only American killed in the Paris attacks is suing three major social media companies for helping ISIS recruit and carry out the attacks. The lawsuit intensifies an already heated debate between proponents of free speech and national security. RT America’s Brigida Santos reports.
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UK spying on teenagers' social network activities?
The UK government is blaming gang violence for the riots that took place in August. Now one London council is talking about making youth workers spy on their members to assure they aren't doing anything illegal and to prevent another incident. Anything suspicious will be passed on to an anti-gang unit specialist. Is gang activity to blame for the August riots and will social network spying work?
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