Social Media

The new employee would work out of Buckingham Palace, naturally.
The filters and angles we use on Instagram and Snapchat are changing our perceptions of ourselves.
Against a backdrop of job insecurity and financial instability, a joint investigation by HuffPost UK and BBC Radio 5 Live reveals how social media is contributing to young people spending beyond their means.
"If someone wants to get in touch, they have other ways to do so."
"Many people identified social media as an important factor causing them to worry about their body image."
"The referendum campaign allowed things to come to the surface."
Mark Zuckerberg’s power is "unprecedented and un-American,” Chris Hughes wrote.
Instagram is testing out a big change. From early May, users in Canada won’t see the number of ‘likes’ under posts in feeds, permalink pages and on profiles. The trial is an attempt to shift users’ focus to the content itself and not their engagements. It’s also part of a wider move to make the Facebook-owned app “safe” from bullying.
The platform’s new policy will disproportionately affect women and sex workers.