Egypt has intensified its cyber crackdown under president Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In recent years authorities…
Category: social media
The rise of 4chan politics
We are entering an era when our digital lives spill out uncontrollably into our “real” lives.…
Social media sites may need to apply age checks under UK anti-porn law
Social media sites such as Twitter face being regulated in the UK under anti-porn proposals, as…
Instagram surges past 600M users, fueled by algorithmic feed
Instagram has gone through a whirlwind of changes the past few months. Between bookmarks, likable comments,…
Fading anonymous social network Yik Yak is reportedly laying off most of its employees
Yik Yak, the once universally recognized anonymous social network that virally took over college campuses back…
Waggle raises $2.3 million because the internet doesn’t have enough funny animal videos
A startup called Waggle raised $2.3 million in seed funding to become the go-to destination for animal…
Tread connects car nuts via plate numbers
It is not uncommon in the automotive enthusiast community to admire another’s ride. The best most…
Zenly lays out its plan to become a must-have social media app
French-based location sharing app Zenly hopes to be the next Snapchat and co-founder Antoine Martin came onstage…