Social Media
In a period of political instability, the rise of the 'cleanfluencer' is no coincidence.
The legislation was rushed thorough weeks after the Christchurch mosque attacks.
I have people wishing for my death because I dared to praise Theresa May – for the sake of the next generation of female politicians, we must do better
World Down’s Syndrome Day is a chance to celebrate the lives of people with Down's syndrome and help ensure that they have the same freedoms and opportunities as everybody else. People around the country are taking to social media with the hashtag #LotsOfSocks to flash their colourful odd socks in honour of the day.
Millions have access to the tools to create and disseminate text, music, images, and film, thousands of which go viral every day – how hard could it be?
No one reported the video while it was being streamed live.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that she will not use the name of the gunman who killed 50 people last week in an attack on two mosques. Ardern referred to the gunman’s motives, saying that in part he wanted notoriety, something she said she will not give him and has urged others in the media to follow suit. She has also spoken to social media platforms like Facebook that struggled to keep the livestream of the attack from spreading across the internet.
“People my age are shifting away from just sharing the best parts of their lives online and being more real."
European Council President Donald Tusk has been on Instagram less than a year, but he's already an expert at it. From posting about a young fan writing him an adorable letter, to posting photos of his diplomatic trips, his Insta account is weird and wonderful.
There’s a new viral challenge that doesn’t involve dancing or consuming noxious substances, and this one is helping save the world. The #TrashTag Challenge is seeing people find areas covered in litter and debris, cleaning them up, and then posting the before and after photos on social media.