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…
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…
Instagram Introduces “Caption Warning” In an effort to combat cyberbullying, Instagram is introducing the “caption warning.” Before submitting an inappropriate caption, a pop-up box will appear with a message prompting an edit. Instagram’s AI algorithm compares a caption to previously reported ones. Keywords such as “stupid” or other derogatory terms…