Trump’s Executive Order on Social Media President Trump has opened a new front in his longstanding battle with media, this time with social media. After Twitter began to fact check Trump’s tweets, the President has been angry about their alleged suppression of freedom of conservative expression. His official response is…
Facebook Acquires Giphy to Integrate With Instagram Facebook announced Friday that it would be acquiring GIPHY, the leading purveyor of animated GIFs, in a reported $400 million deal. The acquisition envisions a streamlined use of GIFs on Facebook-owned Instagram, where users already enjoy using short animations in GIF form to…
The Economic Affect Hong Kong’s Loss Of Autonomy On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced to Congress that Hong Kong can no longer be considered autonomous from China. The move comes after months of protest in the region, where Hong Kong citizens took to the streets to demand their…
Twitter Begins Fact-Checking Trump Tweets President Trump is the first president to use Twitter as his primary method of communicating to the public. It’s been an important tool for the president to rally his base around the core themes of his presidency. Many have considered his tweets to be purposely…
Instagram Expands Direct Messaging Feature to Desktop Computers Back in January, select Instagram users were given access to Direct Messaging on their desktop as a test. As of today, the photo-sharing app has given all users desktop DM capabilities. Direct Messaging has become an increasingly popular feature of the phone-based…