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    Social Media Under Fire Over New Zealand Attack

    The role of social media in the deadly attack carried out in two mosques in New Zealand has come under focus as Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand disclosed on Tuesday that her government would investigate the role social media played in the deadly attack. The Prime Minister’s decision follows a video of Friday’s attack […] More

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    All Hail Our Virtual President

    The citizenship of Facebook is over one billion, those who inhabit tweeter are in competition with Facebook. The citizens of this world often pride themselves as being the most literate, flaunting the best ideas. They connect across the world, mostly with little or no physical contact. With them is the island of wisdom and virtue. […] More

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    Google Launches Twitter Takeover Bid

    There are reports that Google may launch a takeover bid for Twitter, the micro-blogging site whose share value is now put at $1bn. Google was identified as one of the two companies, believed to have contacted Twitter with “serious” interest. The micro-blogging site has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs as an adviser to spurn the advances. […] More

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    ISIS Threatens Twitter Over Blocked Accounts

    Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have threatened to kill Twitter employees and co-founder Jack Dorsey over the social network’s practice of blocking accounts associated with the group. In an Arabic post uploaded to the image-sharing site JustPaste.it, the group told Twitter “your virtual war on us will cause a real […] More

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    Pro-ISIS Group Hacks US Military’s Twitter, YouTube Accounts

    The United States Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked by a pro-ISIS group on Monday. The accounts have been temporarily suspended, and investigations are currently ongoing, according to a statement released by the U.S. Central Command. The pro-ISIS group first posted a warning to the US military on its twitter account, saying, “AMERICAN […] More