Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social posts $328 mln loss
Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday. TMTG, which...
View ArticleOp-ed: Digital literacy needs to combat the rise of Internet vigilantism
We are in a new era of social discourse, one where public opinion can catch and spread like wildfire, often with significant implications. In the UK, the rise of so-called ‘online vigilantism’,...
View ArticleFull-time creators on the rise: A deep dive into ConvertKit’s 2024 creator...
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. In an era marked by unprecedented shifts in work modalities, the rise of the creator economy stands out as one of the most significant...
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Social media algorithm markers for 2024
Emily is a thought leader in Digital Journal’s Insight Forum (become a member). Social media can make or break a brand. From the potential to go viral and increase brand awareness to the ability to...
View ArticleNobel winner Yunus brings ‘social business’ mantra to Olympics
Since the early days of Paris’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, the city has been receiving advice from a prestigious counsel: Nobel peace prize winner and social business guru Mohammed Yunus. Yunus...
View ArticleUK parties face-off on TikTok battleground
On the face of it, the villain from “Shrek”, British singer turned TV presenter Cilla Black, and national service have nothing in common. But they all have been featured in recent days in the UK...
View ArticleIndia tops the chart leading countries with the most YouTube users
The reach of social media continues, in this case video technology and community interaction. India has emerged as the leading country with the highest number of YouTube users, surpassing the U.S.,...
View ArticleOrban’s social media mouthpiece zeroes in on EU ahead of vote
Ahead of EU elections on June 9, a deluge of misinformation amplifying the Hungarian government’s key talking points on the war in Ukraine has flooded the country’s social media platforms. Content...
View ArticleTrump joins TikTok, which he once tried to ban
Former US president and current White House hopeful Donald Trump has joined TikTok, posting his first video on the wildly popular social media app he once tried to ban while in office. Reaching out to...
View ArticleKick launches Duel bringing fans closer to influencers than ever before
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Kick, the pioneering livestreaming platform known for its streamer-friendly policies, is taking fan engagement to the next level with...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Deepfakes, dumb fakes, and just plain wrong fakes – AI screws up big time
This is very much a visual culture. You’re hit with tens of thousands of images per minute, real and fake. Ai is at the forefront of this bombardment. The plague of fake images, brought to you...
View ArticleTikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote, study shows
Wildly popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed Tuesday, flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its...
View ArticleAustralian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts
Australia’s online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk’s X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest. “I have decided to discontinue the proceedings...
View ArticleFrench PM’s Instagram pitch to young voters features Nintendo, condom
French premier Gabriel Attal on Friday wielded objects including a condom and a Nintendo Switch in a last ditch bid on social media to win the votes of young people in European elections. Attal’s...
View ArticleChoosing the right social media platform for your business
In the not-so-distant past, using social media for your business was relatively straightforward — you had your LinkedIn presence so customers and prospective hires could find you, and maybe you had a...
View ArticleOp-Ed: US schools lose hundreds of social media ‘addiction’ lawsuits
LA Superior Court has dismissed lawsuits by hundreds of school districts nationwide against top social media platforms. The schools claimed social media platforms are designed to “addict” kids, and...
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The most common Facebook Marketplace scams and how to avoid them
Facebook Marketplace lets users buy and sell second-hand items, with over a billion shoppers every month. A consumer can buy pretty much anything it’s legal to sell – from televisions to wardrobes and...
View ArticlePhony ‘news’ portals surpass US newspaper sites, researchers say
Partisan websites masquerading as media outlets now outnumber American newspaper sites, a research group that tracks misinformation said Tuesday, highlighting a local news crisis in a year of...
View ArticleDrastically elevate your Instagram in 2024 with these must-have apps
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Content creation on Instagram continues to evolve, with more influencers and businesses searching for new ways to stand out. For those...
View ArticleHow to make a safer Internet? Business gurus pitch in
How can we help to keep the Internet safe? What types of technologies can aid this intent? As the number of Internet users continues to grow worldwide, Internet, governments, and organisations have...
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