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China Disrupts WhatsApp Service in Online Clampdown
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 18.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook, Google, Instagram, privacy, threat, Twitter, WhatsApp
Summary | The Chinese government has partly shut down the use of WhatsApp within their borders. The app is widely used around the globe and was used by some in China do communicate with people outside of Chine with end-to-end encryption. Other popular social media platforms and internet sites like Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are blocked under the "Great Firewall" in China.
Image Description | Woman using a smartphone and women standing in front of Facebook and Instagram logos as well as emojis.
Image Tags | emojis, Facebook, female(s), Instagram, logo, smartphone
The royal twitterati: how the monarchy learned to love social media
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 16.2.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, Instagram, marketing, social media, Twitter, YouTube
Summary | The British royals have a striking social media presence. Experts say it is very well curated with high quality images and videos and very well chosen language. They are currently looking for a new social media employee but the offered salary in no way reflects the huge responsibility of the job.
Image Description | Getty image of the Queen and of Prince Harry getting tested for HIV as a promotion of getting tested.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Eager crowds are flattening Southern California's vibrant 'super bloom'
Newspaper | Los Angeles Times
Date | 6.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Instagram, social media, threat, Twitter
Summary | Rare rainfalls in California have cause the 'super-bloom' in the deserts, drawing thousands of visitors to the national parks. This is the first time social media has had such a huge impact on visitor numbers: people are eagerly Instagramming the admittedly photogenic natural phenomenon. The only problem is that people are breaking park rules in order to get a good picture: many are straying off the tracks, trampling the delicate flowers. People have posted pictures of themseves with wildflower bouquet and lying or sitting on top of the flowers. Not all parks have this problem, but some people are destroying the flora just to get a good Instagram post.
Image Description | Photographs of the superbloom off of Twitter.
Image Tags | Twitter
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