As we practice social distancing, our embrace of social media gets only tighter. The major social media platforms have emerged as the critical information purveyors for influencing the choices people make during the expanding pandemic. There’s also reason for worry: the World Health Organization is concerned about an “infodemic,” a glut of accurate and inaccurate information about COVID-19.
Look, we know. WhatsApp groups are just the pits. Too many people set them up without a decent reason and…
As can be expected, with the number of people stuck at home due to the COVID-19 virus Facebook has seen…
News and views about coronavirus has spread via social media in a way that no health emergency has done before.
Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok and Instagram have played critical roles in sharing news and information, but also in disseminating rumours and misinformation.
Social media feels so much like a space that is owned by its users that it’s easy to forget that…
The World Health Organisation is wising up to what those trendy kids are doing, creating a TikTok account to share…
The trend of stealing Snapchat’s most original idea continues on Twitter as the social media platform has revealed that it’s…
The first generation of people who have grown up using social media such as Facebook and Instagram are entering the workforce. For as long as this breed of so-called “digital natives” has been alive, some academics have been arguing that using the internet from a young age would shape the way people learn, work and even think.
Aside from being a central information and alert system, Twitter also provides a platform for the narratives of those personally affected by disasters or outbreaks, which is useful when it comes to humanitarian assistance and support.
With his upcoming budget speech looming over many South Africans’ heads, minister Tito Mboweni takes to Twitter to discuss important,…