カテゴリー: Social media
Outrage after clip showing the vlogger Tizi roasting and eating threatened species went viralA Chinese influencer is under police investigation after a clip of her roasting and eating a great white shark went viral.Footage of the vlogger, known by her …
Meta, TikTok, Google, Amazon and Twitter sign ‘world first’ voluntary code, which critics say is a move designed to fend off regulationGlobal social media companies including TikTok, Twitter and Meta have signed a “world first” code of conduct that com…
Government scheme links older people with university students who provide mentoring to develop online skillsSomsak Jiteurtragool stands in a sun speckled field, saplings lined in rows behind him. “Hello viewers, today I’m bringing you to Principal Uncl…
Tang Lu was found guilty of killing social media star Lhamo by setting fire to her online in September 2020A Chinese man has been executed after a court found him guilty of setting his former wife on fire while she was livestreaming on social media.The…
Social media star’s broadcast cut short after appearance of dessert thought to reference 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdownLi Jiaqi was trained as a dancer but discovered a knack for selling lipsticks in his early 20s. Even before he became one of China’s…
Muslim group say coroner’s decision to include gunman’s social media activity in investigation a ‘landmark moment for the accountability of digital platforms’The online activities of the Australian white supremacist who opened fire on two New Zealand m…
Plea comes after ‘Voices of April’ spreads on social media as users get creative to bypass China’s censorsThe author of a viral video about Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown that sparked a rare show of defiance on China’s social media has urged users to sto…
Non-white refugees face violence and racist abuse in Przemyśl, as police warn of fake reports of ‘migrants committing crimes’Russia-Ukraine crisis: live newsPolice in Poland have warned that fake reports of violent crimes being committed by people flee…
Video clip of two men kissing in Beijing bar during Channel News Asia report hailed as ‘act of revolution’It was a Singaporean news report on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, live from a Beijing bar filled with eager fans. Yet it was two men – who…
Influencers told to extol country’s virtues on social media despite diplomatic boycotts of Beijing Games over human rights recordAn army of western social media influencers, each with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram or Twitch, i…
Wang went for dinner at date’s house in Zhengzhou when Covid forced thousands into quarantineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Chinese woman has become an overnight sensation after she posted video diaries documenting her li…
Filipino journalist and peace prize laureate says sites are biased against facts and in need of overhaulSocial media platforms are biased against facts and creating “a virus of lies” that threatens all democracies, the Nobel peace prize-winning journal…
Populists and nationalists are spreading anti-Muslim, anti-feminist messages – but also backing the Communist party lineIn the early days of the 2016 US election campaign, Fang Kecheng, a former journalist at the liberal-leaning Chinese newspaper South…
Authorities increase regulation of fame and fan culture that they say will tackle online bullying and protect childrenChinese authorities have banned online lists ranking celebrities by popularity, as regulators continue a drive to “clean up” fame and …
Online communities are not just used for propaganda but are valuable fundraising tools and crucial to recruitmentThe Taliban took over Afghanistan in two weeks, ending 20 years of fighting with western troops and the Afghan national army. Many factors,…