28 articles tagged "social-media"
Social media in Fiji is toxic and malignant due to the widespread public shaming culture on a mix of traditional norms and new technology. This has been highlighted by constitutional lawyer, Jon Apted during the As
If the negatives outweigh the positives, then Fiji will ban social media for children under 16 years after consultation. This has been highlighted by Minister of Women, Children and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya.
Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set. The Senate says t
The Australian Government has tabled a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $73.3 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia pl
The Verma family is facing a series of death threats after posting a viral video online involving a 62-year-old security officer last Saturday, and they have reported the threats and provided evidence to the Samabula Po
The only viable option before us now is to ban apps like Telegram that facilitate the spread of harmful content. Opposition MP, Ketan Lal has highlighted this, saying the misuse of the app Telegram to share explici
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka has announced the South Pacific Connect Initiative with Google which is a significant milestone in reducing the digital divide and enhancing the capacity, resilience and reliability of di
Ten social welfare recipients were the first in the Pacific to receive certificates for climate risk micro insurance today. They are part of the trial project which aims to allow social welfare recipients to get ca
Move over Google, TikTok is the world's new most popular online destination. BBC reports the viral video app gets more hits than Google, according to Cloudflare, an IT security company. The rankings show that
There has been a lot of talk on social media regarding the photo put up by Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum where he is sharing a laugh with Opposition Whip Lynda Tabuya during the Attorney General’s Conference on
Instagram has announced some new tools and features to keep young people safer on the social media platform. The company says they will be taking a stricter approach to what they recommend to teens on the app.
Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are experiencing issues leaving thousands of users worldwide without service. All issues stem from the apps, except for those hitting Messenger - users say the messaging service i
Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online. All three services are owned by Facebook and could not be accessed over the web or on smartphone apps. Dow
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have all gone down in a major outage. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped. Other products that are pa
Facebook has revealed its first pair of "smart glasses" that contain two cameras for taking photos and videos. The specs, called Ray-Ban Stories, are a collaboration with the luxury eyewear brand. Facebook is
A new report suggests that App users in the UK and US are spending more time on TikTok than on YouTube. The BBC reports, data from app monitoring firm App Annie indicates that average time per user spent on the app
Video-sharing platform TikTok is trialling a new vanishing clips feature similar to functions on Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. TikTok Stories will allow users to see content posted by accounts they follow for 2
Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The legislation had been fiercely opposed by the US tech giants, with Facebook blocking all news c
All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has had his Instagram account hacked. The 2014 World Rugby Player of the Year’s photos were deleted over the weekend, replaced by posts asking for his 53,000 followers to donate m
A 49-year-old man who was allegedly hit by a bus has run away from hospital after he was admitted yesterday. Police say the man who was captured in a video that is circulating on social media was taken to the CWM H
