Tag: Social Media
Brazil Lifts Its Ban on Telegram After Two Days
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, election officials and federal police have been trying to get…
The Lies Putin Tells to Justify Russia’s War on Ukraine
In the tense weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russian officials denied that it planned anything…
Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation Concerns
Brazil’s approach is notable for how it seeks to force companies that provide the backbone of the internet…
China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
When Russia blocked Facebook and limited Twitter this month, many Chinese internet users were surprised. Wait a moment,…
Once Motorcade Pals, Congressman and Photographer Are Now Public Foes
WASHINGTON — They were once seatmates in the spare limousine of the White House motorcade, traveling the globe…
A Human-Size Spider Web Is Getting a Boost From TikTok
“You need to check out this installation in NYC,” reads the title card of the TikTok post.“Must love…
Arnold Schwarzenegger Tapes Video to Russia, Telling Putin: ‘Stop This War’
In a response to a Twitter post from Mr. Ketchell sharing Mr. Schwarzenegger’s video, Rob Flaherty, the White…
How to Outlast 5-Minute Internet Fads
We live in an online world made by Tasty.Beginning in 2015, Tasty’s close-up videos featuring hands speeding through…
Ukrainian Minister Has Turned Digital Tools Into Modern Weapons of War
But Peter Singer, a professor at the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University, said…
Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation
“For the moment I do plan to work in Russia,” he said. “How this may change in the…
How the ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Became a Smash
In the past, Disney might have leaned on a Broadway-style ballad, with a globally recognized star singing in…
TikTok Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions About Spread of Misinformation
TikTok and other social media platforms are also under pressure from U.S. lawmakers and Ukrainian officials to curb…