Don’t ‘Like’ Violent News On Facebook

In the wake of mass shootings like the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, last month, media coverage of the violence is all over social media. Often, it focuses on the killer. If you’re sharing or “liking” stories about these crimes on Facebook, you may be inadvertently helping perpetuate the violence — and new research suggests that kids, in particular, can

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Why Ian McKellen Says Using Facebook Is Like Coming Out Of The Closet

One big difference between Ian McKellen and his “Mr. Holmes” co-star Laura Linney is that while Linney doesn’t use social media, McKellen has developed quite the online presence — and it reminds him of coming out of the closet. “[On Facebook] a lot of people follow things that I do and want to talk about, so I feel I’ve gotten

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House Rep Says Congress Uses Tech Like The DMV, But Should Be Like Uber

Interacting with Congress has more in common with going to the DMV than opening an Uber app. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa.) thinks that’s a problem. The chair of the House Republican Conference told the 2015 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City on Friday that the Congress of the future will embrace technology the same way the private sector

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When My Rapist Appeared Under Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’ Tab

“When my rapist showed up under the ‘people you may know’ tab on Facebook, it felt like the closest to a crime scene I’ve ever been.” That’s how Kevin Kantor begins his powerful slam poem, “People You May Know.” In the piece, Kantor recounts his experience of coming across his rapist’s Facebook profile — learning his assailant’s middle name, seeing

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Here’s What Facebook Would Have Looked Like In 1995

If Facebook had existed 20 years ago, when the Internet was still very much in its infancy, the social media site may have looked a little like this. Created by comedian Brent Weinbach, this parody ad shows a man explaining the joys of a newfangled software known as “The Facebook” to his incredulous friend. “How about just clicking on your

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