Should social media be regulated? Pt1

The role of social media in the recent unrest from Mumbai to the South has been unprecedented, and the Indian government has cracked down hard - blocking nearly 300 sites. Separately, the Prime Minister's Office had asked Twitter to block six handles which misrepresent themselves as being the Prime Minister's. While communal, inflammatory posts must be stopped, given the freedom on the net can hate be entirely stopped? And how do we maintain the fine balance between blocking hate speech and...

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From: Suhel Seth

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From: SMM.ie

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The Impact of Social Media on Public Relations - GWebinar

Tracy Williams, ESIA BA '83, talks about social media's role in public relations and marketing.

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From: GWalumni Colonials

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Viral Violence: Social media’s impact on Black Lives Matter & law enforcement

As humanity progresses further into the digital age, social media has taken a critical role in shaping protest and social movements and impacting the justice system. RT multimedia editor Alex Rubinstein tells RT America’s Anya Parampil that social advocacy groups like Black Lives Matter rely on Facebook groups to share news and information as well as organize protest events. Rubinstein also argues that social media has assisted law enforcement, as agencies routinely monitor the social media...

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From: RT America

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Zeynep Tufekci: Social Media Tools of Dissent

A debate has been raging about what role social media played in Tunisia and now in Egypt. Some claim sites like Facebook and Twitter were a catalyst for the events. But, revolutions existed before the advent of social media. How much of a difference did it really make?

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From: The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Social Media and it's Role in the Classroom

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From: Blake Hicks

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Banking on Social Media

Opportunities to leverage social media are fast-growing and although highly regulated, the financial services industry is increasingly playing a role in the social space. At the Credit Suisse Research Institute 2012 meeting, experts discussed the benefits of social media over traditional communication tools, as well as the constraints -- the most significant of which regards the current regulatory environment.

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From: Credit Suisse

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Waddah Khanfah: The Role of the Media in Social Justice Movements

Waddah Khanfah, previously the Director General of Al Jazeera on the role of social media in justice movements at MADE+ Talks in 2015.

MADE is an organisaton that works for social and environmental change by building a community of young British Muslims to be socially responsible and active citizens. Find out more about our work www.made.ngo

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From: Made In Europe

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social media monitoring

Social media monitoring an Important role in social media.

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From: digital marketing

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