Tag: Online media
AP’s firing of journalist following tweets prompts outcry
NEW YORK — The Associated Press is being criticized for firing a young journalist over her social media activity, with some suggesting the news...
WhatsApp won’t apply new data-sharing rules in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — WhatsApp has informed Turkey that its controversial new data-sharing rules will not come into effect in the country, the Turkish competition...
China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices
HONG KONG — China’s internet watchdog said Friday it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper...
Belarusian journalist sentenced for covering police raid
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian journalist who reported on a police raid at a popular news site has been given a 15-day jail term,...
NCAA’s D1 Council hopes athlete pay rules hashed out in June
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Council plans to act on legislative proposals next month that would allow athletes to be paid to be...
Chinese authorities order video denials by Uyghurs of abuses
URUMQI, China — China has highlighted an unlikely series of videos this year in which Uyghur men and women deny U.S. charges that Beijing...
Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2
DANVILLE, Calif. — Just past the Village Theatre and a quaint corner chocolate shop is the intersection where Officer Andrew Hall shot and killed...
US to ramp up tracking of domestic extremism on social media
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up social media tracking as part of an enhanced focus on domestic violent extremism....
Colorado students rebuked for reenacting George Floyd death
DENVER — Leaders in a northern Colorado school district are condemning a social media post in which three high school students — one in...
Student’s arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate
The arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a Black classmate on social media is being supported by...