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Social News

• 'Too angry, too political, too commercial': social media at tipping point
  
  More regulation is coming for social media, but users are pushing the real agenda. Media savvy friends are becoming reluctant users of platforms and taking them off their phones.
  Stephen Brook.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100.
• Uganda turns off all social media amid fears of protests ahead of presidential election
  
  In a sign that Uganda's government is preparing for protests and possible violence in the aftermath of Thursday's national election, the country's telecommunications regulator has blocked all social media platforms and messaging apps.
  Sky News.  Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:03:00 +0000.
• Pandemic Pushes Muzik To Release First-Ever Camera Headphones
  
  Muzik, a celebrity-backed technology company, wants social connectivity housed in a device other than the smartphone.
  By Rianna Turner, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:43:50 -0500.
• Will Trump find a new online megaphone after social media bans?
  
  Trump may also launch his own platform -- that won't happen overnight.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:02:05 +0000.
• Parler Pitched Itself as Twitter Without Rules. Apple and Google Said Not Anymore.
  
  Google and Apple told Parler, a social network popular with conservatives, that it must better police its users if it wants a place in their app stores.
  Jack Nicas.  New York Times.  Sat, 09 Jan 2021 01:11:50 +0000.
• Can Instagram Use Your Cell Phone Camera to Monitor Your Reactions? This Is What the App's Policies Say
  
  Rumor has it on social media that the app can open your camera to see how you react to posts. But before hitting 'uninstall', check what its privacy policy actually says.
  Entrepreneur En Español.  Entrepreneur.  Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:48:00 GMT.
• Man avoids jail after making girlfriend take lie detector test before assaulting her
  
  Manchester Crown Court heard Ben Halpin, 34, subjected his girlfriend Sandra Newton to a campaign of physical abuse as well as controlling her phone and social media accounts.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:04:49 +0000.
• Facebook Takes the Gloves Off in Feud With Apple
  
  The social network said it opposed changes that Apple was making to the tracking of apps and would provide information for an antitrust complaint against the iPhone maker.
  Jack Nicas and Mike Isaac.  New York Times.  Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:37:46 +0000.
• Smartphone data shows real-time impact of neighborhood on health
  
  Researchers at Cornell University are using smartphones to capture location and real-time survey data to examine how social environments encountered in everyday life may affect health.
  Science Daily.  Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:37:12 EST.
• Republican Facebook Exodus? Parler Hits #1 On App Store
  
  Alternative social network Parler hit first overall on the U. S. App Store for iPhones and second on Google Play, according to mobile analytics firm Apptopia.
  By John Koetsier, Senior Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:28:38 -0500.

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