Category Archives: News

The War On Information: Banning Social Media To Quell Dissent

Posted on April 4, 2022 by chataram

Over the weekend, civil unrest spread across Sri Lanka due to the government’s handling of the country’s severe economic crisis. Sri Lankan citizens have been suffering from soaring inflation and have struggled to pay for essentials like food, housing, fuel, … Continue reading →

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Australia has passed a law against violent content on social media

Posted on April 8, 2019 by jt1634a

As reported in Time on last Thursday, Australian lawmakers have determined that social media platforms are accountable for spreading content. The new bill means that if social media platforms do not remove “expeditiously” any violent content, they could be fined … Continue reading →

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Facebook Targets Hate Group and Vaccine Misinformation

Posted on March 28, 2019 by sydhavely

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie mosque in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 17, 2019 In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings in which 50 worshippers were killed by a white nationalist gunman, Facebook … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Report

Posted on March 25, 2019 by ray8t

The ongoing special counsel investigation report about the President and his administration, led by Bob Mueller, was submitted to the Attorney General last Friday. It was the biggest news story of the weekend and possibly the year. For the entire … Continue reading →

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The Family that Memes Together

Posted on March 17, 2019 by ray8t

If you frequent any social media platform with any sense of regularity, at some point or time you have the seen the meme above. For the uninitiated, a text box or text bubble would be placed on all three people … Continue reading →

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Who’s Bad?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by ray8t

The Sundance Film Festival took place on January 24th, 2019. One of the biggest buzzed films that took place at this event, was the documentary “Leaving Neverland” about Michael Jackson and allegations from two men, that he sexually and mentally … Continue reading →

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When is Enough, Enough?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by heatheremery

This past week tragedy has struck again in Parkland Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School leaving 17 dead. The students and community are justifiably devastated and are morning the loss of their children, classmates, and teachers. The students and … Continue reading →

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The Second Amendment takes aim at the First Amendment!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by heatheremery

The NRA has released a new “freedom is the safest place” ad campaign and within it the NRA claims they are the defender of free speech and they plan on exercising their free speech. The NRATV ads, featuring Dana Loesch, … Continue reading →

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“What They Don’t Teach You in Business School”–Social Media Outrage

Posted on April 13, 2017 by sydhavely

There is a famous formula in chemical industry crisis communications PR.  It’s Risk = Hazard + Outrage.  That was 20 years ago coined by crisis communications expert Peter Sandman.  Every chemical industry PR person knows it by heart.  Now add … Continue reading →

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Slacktivism, or virtual activism?

Posted on April 10, 2017 by eclairesollecito

Saturday Night Live hit the nail of Slacktivism right on the head. This past Saturday, comedian Louis C.K. hosted the long-running comedy sketch show. Among the several typical deprecating, satirical sketches was a faux-music video in vague Reggae style praising the socially conscious, … Continue reading →

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