Tag: Social media
5 Social Media Alternatives to Twitter
As Ryan Reynolds joins Tumblr and new owner Elon Musk bans parody accounts, we look at some alternatives to Twitter including Mastodon and Bluesky… A new study from Financial-World.org has revealed the emerging social media platforms that could soon replace Twitter, as Elon Musk continues to cause controversy among users. Using Google Trends data, the…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon could have to pay UK shoppers £900m compensation
Amazon shoppers in the UK could receive a share of £900m in compensation, once a legal claim is submitted against the technology giant. The proposed claim alleges the company breached competition law and caused customers to pay higher prices. It is being led by consumer-rights champion Julie Hunter, who alleges independent sellers are excluded from…
Ofcom: 1 in 3 children lie to access adult social media accounts
One in three children lie about their age to access adult content on social media, according to research commissioned by the regulator, Ofcom. Yonder Consulting found that the majority of children aged between 8 and 17 (77%) who use social media now have their own profile on at least one of the large platforms. And…
Online content contributed to Molly Russell’s death, rules coroner
Unsafe online content contributed "in a more than minimal way" to the death of Molly Russell who took her own life, an inquest has found. Senior coroner Andrew Walker said material viewed by the 14-year-old Molly on social media "shouldn't have been available for a child to see". Molly, from Harrow, viewed thousands of images…
Refurbished Mobile Phones: 4 Buying Tips From Tech Gurus
If you're in the market for a new mobile phone, you may be considering buying a refurbished model. Refurbished phones can be a great way to get a high-quality phone at a fraction of the price of a new one. But before you buy, there are some things you need to know. In this blog…
How to Get More Likes on Instagram
Instagram followers like pages that appeal to them, and if they recognize a brand, those users add businesses, too. Increasing your follower volumes helps businesses get more out of their social media pages, and the company can maximize their earning potential. Read more to find out how to increase followers and get more likes on…
Brits leaving massive online trail, increasing security risk
Brits will leave behind an online trail of 9,828 photos, 10,811 social media posts and 126 email addresses across their lifetime. A study of 2,000 adults found more than a third (36 per cent) of our lives are now shared online, which will be viewable - even when we're no longer here. Adults share an…
Ofcom report shows Man United players receive most Twitter abuse
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a new report has found. Ofcom analysis of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players. Half of that abuse was directed at just…
Twitter down, but which sites have most downtime?
Does anyone remember the Twitter 'fail whale'? Twitter experienced one of the site’s longest outages for years today (July 14th, 2022), with the social network completely unavailable to users around the globe on web and mobile for almost an hour. According to Downdetector.co.uk, which tracks site outages, the service became unavailable at…
1 in 10 Twitter accounts posting Spam, claims research
A mathematical model designed by GlobalData has estimated that around 10% of Twitter’s active accounts are posting spam content. The data and analytics company notes that this is double that of Twitter’s reported figure - likely due to a difference in criteria as to what counts as ‘spam’. Sidharth Kumar, Senior Data Scientist at GlobalData,…