Category: Social Media

Meta’s Oversight Board Calls for Overhaul of Nude Photo Standards

The New York Times – Business:
A dispute over photos of bare chests with the nipples covered, posted on Instagram by a transgender and nonbinary couple, has prompted a call for the platform to clarify its content guidelines.
Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech

The New York Times – Business:
The cases could significantly affect the power and responsibilities of social media platforms.
Want a Giant Neon Twitter Bird? It’s One of Many Items Up for Auction.

The New York Times – Business:
The company’s artwork, high-end furniture and espresso machines are for sale in an online auction that evoked a more flush era when its tastes reflected its status as a hot tech-world employer.
Elon Musk Faces Trial Over His 2018 Plan to Take Tesla Private

The New York Times – Business:
Investors are seeking billions of dollars in damages for their losses after Mr. Musk posted a proposal on Twitter that never materialized.
Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It

The New York Times – Business:
The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.
Have Celebrity Sleuthing and Hunting for Easter Eggs Gone Too Far?

The New York Times – T Magazine:
Harvesting Easter eggs is now integral to our consumption of entertainment. But there’s a fine line between perceptiveness and paranoia.
Prosecutors Say Young Thug’s YSL Is Both Gang and Rap Label

The New York Times – Music:
With a blockbuster case set to begin, the superstar rapper sits at the intersection of complex questions about art, crime and the criminal justice system.
Celebrities Remember Lisa Marie Presley

The New York Times – Music:
On social media, they recalled her talent, her kindness and her struggles.
Celebrities Remember Lisa Marie Presley

The New York Times – Music:
On social media, they recalled her talent, her kindness and her struggles.
Twitter Said to Consider Selling User Names to Boost Revenue

The New York Times – Business:
The company has discussed selling some user names through online auctions, people with knowledge of the plans said.
Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17

The New York Times – Business:
Sexually explicit content has become so prevalent online that teenagers are deluged, according to a new report by a nonprofit child advocacy group.
Facebook’s Bridge to Nowhere

The New York Times – Business:
The tech giant had already remade the virtual world. For a brief period, it also tried to make it easier for people in the Bay Area to get to work. Then it gave up.