Stop Blaming Instagram for Ruining the Great Outdoors
Credit to Author: Madeleine Gregory| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:24:00 +0000
We don’t need less nature photos on social media, we need more funding for our public lands.
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Kim Jong-un inspects new submarine to be deployed in East Sea—state media
Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:19:50 +0000
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a newly constructed submarine, calling for the development of naval armed forces to boost the country’s military capabilities, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday.
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Read moreInternal Documents Show Why the NYPD Tries to Be ‘Funny’ Online
Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:44:14 +0000
Documents obtained by Motherboard show that NYPD social media officers are explicitly instructed to “be funny” in order to “build trust” on official social media channels.
Read moreThe Worst Effects of Online Death Threats Are Things No One Can See
Credit to Author: Philip Eil| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:40:12 +0000
“I confined myself in my home for nearly a month. I lost half my hair and gained 20 pounds.”
Read moreThe Nazi-Free Alternative to Twitter Is Now Home to the Biggest Far Right Social Network
Credit to Author: Ben Makuch| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:47:10 +0000
Gab, which has been used frequently by neo-Nazi terror groups to organize and recruit, is now the biggest node on the Mastodon network.
Read moreInstagram Users Are Flocking to This Beautiful Chemical Waste Dump in Siberia
Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:38:12 +0000
A polluted lake in the Siberian town of Novosibirsk has become a popular Russian social media destination.
Read moreMorocco’s last woman potters rescued by social media
Credit to Author: hmallorca| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:36:43 +0000
Handcrafted pottery rarely sells in Morocco, but thanks to social media, her ancient techniques are drawing students from around the world.
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Read moreTrump Invites Fringe Social Media Company Popular With Nazis to the White House
Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:49:20 +0000
Minds.com was invited to a social media summit (featuring several far-right figures), but not Facebook and Twitter.
Read moreFacebook and Twitter Suck, So Here’s How to Make Your Own Social Media Network
Credit to Author: Nicole Carpenter| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:25:23 +0000
Artist and programmer Darius Kazemi has created a guide to running small social network sites.
Read moreThe Small Town Gang Murder Broadcast Live on Snapchat
Credit to Author: Kevin EG Perry| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:15:28 +0000
As 16-year-old Cemeren Yilmaz begged for his life, his attackers filmed him and posted the video to Snapchat. The murder was callous, utterly pointless—and representative of so many of the U.K.’s knife crime deaths.
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