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• EDITORIAL: A deliberate campaign to get women leaders active on Social Media is long overdue - The New Times

  03-08-2020 23:42
  
  EDITORIAL: A deliberate campaign to get women leaders active on Social Media is long overdue  The New Times
  
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• Snapchat Launches New Campaign to Highlight its Potential for Businesses - Social Media Today

  03-08-2020 23:31
  
  Snapchat Launches New Campaign to Highlight its Potential for Businesses  Social Media Today
  
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• Messenger Rooms is Now Available via WhatsApp on Desktop - Social Media Today

  03-08-2020 23:31
  
  Messenger Rooms is Now Available via WhatsApp on Desktop  Social Media Today
  
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• Tributes pour in on social media honoring El Paso Aug. 3 victims - KTSM 9 News

  03-08-2020 23:12
  Tributes pour in on social media honoring El Paso Aug. 3 victims  KTSM 9 News
  
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• USAID official fired after anti-LGBTQ social media posts - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  03-08-2020 23:11
  
  USAID official fired after anti-LGBTQ social media posts  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  
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• Mishawaka woman reunites with service dog after help from strangers, social media - South Bend Tribune

  03-08-2020 23:00
  Mishawaka woman reunites with service dog after help from strangers, social media  South Bend Tribune
  
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• Microsoft Confirms Talks To Buy TikTok Social Media Service - Redmondmag.com

  03-08-2020 22:18
  
  Microsoft Confirms Talks To Buy TikTok Social Media Service  Redmondmag.com
  
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• Playing Defense: How To Side-Step Common Social Media Mistakes To Maintain Compliance - National Mortgage Professional Magazine

  03-08-2020 21:57
  Playing Defense: How To Side-Step Common Social Media Mistakes To Maintain Compliance  National Mortgage Professional Magazine
  
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• First responders in Zapata take to social media to share their battle with COVID-19 - KGNS

  03-08-2020 21:35
  
  First responders in Zapata take to social media to share their battle with COVID-19  KGNS
  
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• TikTok sale: Trump approves Microsoft’s plan but says US should get a cut of any deal

  03-08-2020 20:58
  
  Acquisition plans confirmed hours after Mike Pompeo says Chinese firms feeding data to Communist partyDonald Trump on Monday said Microsoft can buy the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, but said the purchase would have to be completed by 15 September.Trump also said the US Treasury should receive payment as a portion of any deal between the social media platform and a US company. The president didn’t explain how that process would work. Related: Trump 'played' by K-pop fans and TikTok users
  
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• Many Americans Pause Social Media as Tensions Rise - WebMD

  03-08-2020 20:53
  
  Many Americans Pause Social Media as Tensions Rise  WebMD
  
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• Citing ‘sensitive issues,’ DCPS warns employees about social media posts - WJXT News4JAX

  03-08-2020 20:53
  
  Citing ‘sensitive issues,’ DCPS warns employees about social media posts  WJXT News4JAX
  
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• Petty announces his return to Alabama on Social Media - Alabama News - Alabama News Network

  03-08-2020 20:35
  
  Petty announces his return to Alabama on Social Media - Alabama News  Alabama News Network
  
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• TikTok ponders HQ in London after Donald Trump's hostility

  03-08-2020 20:32
  
  Video app’s owner ByteDance already has 800 of its European workforce in UK and IrelandThe Chinese firm behind the TikTok video app is weighing up plans to open a headquarters in London, with Boris Johnson reportedly prepared to risk Donald Trump’s anger by rolling out the red carpet for the company.The US president has been openly hostile to TikTok, amid widespread concern in the country about Chinese companies’ ties to the Communist party and the risk posed to customers&rsquo
  
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• Canucks social media staff issue apology, delete tweet containing mention of George Floyd - CTV News Vancouver

  03-08-2020 20:17
  
  Canucks social media staff issue apology, delete tweet containing mention of George Floyd  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• CORONAVIRUS EXPERT: Using social media for mental health - WKRG News 5

  03-08-2020 20:15
  CORONAVIRUS EXPERT: Using social media for mental health  WKRG News 5
  
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• The latest social media challenge is promoting lazy activism - The - The Daily Cougar

  03-08-2020 20:09
  
  The latest social media challenge is promoting lazy activism - The  The Daily Cougar
  
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• Caitlin Taylor: About that social media selfie trend - Monroe Evening News

  03-08-2020 20:06
  Caitlin Taylor: About that social media selfie trend  Monroe Evening News
  
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• Josh Richards Explains Leaving TikTok for Rival Platform Triller - Entertainment Tonight

  03-08-2020 19:30
  
  Josh Richards Explains Leaving TikTok for Rival Platform Triller  Entertainment Tonight
  
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• Press + Social Media Coordinator job with Dion Lee | 143300 - The Business of Fashion

  03-08-2020 18:30
  
  Press + Social Media Coordinator job with Dion Lee | 143300  The Business of Fashion
  
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• Winnipeg restaurant decried on social media for not following COVID-19 rules - CBC.ca

  03-08-2020 18:23
  
  Winnipeg restaurant decried on social media for not following COVID-19 rules  CBC.ca
  
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• Chris Salcedo Show: Tired of Being Censored on Social Media? - WBAP News/Talk

  03-08-2020 18:10
  Chris Salcedo Show: Tired of Being Censored on Social Media?  WBAP News/Talk
  
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• Social-Media Star Pays $24.5 Million for Miami Beach Home - Wall Street Journal

  03-08-2020 18:01
  
  Social-Media Star Pays $24.5 Million for Miami Beach Home  Wall Street Journal
  
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• Racism allegations are met with social media rules aimed at quieting protest, say Winston-Salem firefighters - Winston-Salem Journal

  03-08-2020 17:30
  
  Racism allegations are met with social media rules aimed at quieting protest, say Winston-Salem firefighters  Winston-Salem Journal
  
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• Social media reacts to Ohio requiring COVID-19 testing for all contact sports, no spectators allowed at games - WKYC.com

  03-08-2020 17:21
  Social media reacts to Ohio requiring COVID-19 testing for all contact sports, no spectators allowed at games  WKYC.com
  
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• New social media campaign highlights all the great attractions Cleveland offers - Cleveland 19 News

  03-08-2020 16:57
  
  New social media campaign highlights all the great attractions Cleveland offers  Cleveland 19 News
  
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• Hashtags, WhatsApp & Instagram stories, podcasts — Pakistan’s social media plans for 5 August - ThePrint

  03-08-2020 16:54
  
  Hashtags, WhatsApp & Instagram stories, podcasts — Pakistan’s social media plans for 5 August  ThePrint
  
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• Why did social media 'ban' these doctors? - New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

  03-08-2020 16:21
  
  Why did social media 'ban' these doctors?  New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
  
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• Many in U.S. using social media less as national tension rises - UPI News

  03-08-2020 16:10
  
  Many in U.S. using social media less as national tension rises  UPI News
  
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• Martin Lewis makes surprise announcement to money-saving fans on social media - Daily Record

  03-08-2020 15:18
  
  Martin Lewis makes surprise announcement to money-saving fans on social media  Daily Record
  
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• Social Media Videos Show Hundreds Apparently Partying Under Kosciuszko Bridge - CBS New York

  03-08-2020 15:11
  
  Social Media Videos Show Hundreds Apparently Partying Under Kosciuszko Bridge  CBS New York
  
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• Tory-linked PR firm granted £3m Covid-19 contract without tender

  03-08-2020 15:00
  
  Topham Guerin behind idea to rename CCHQ Twitter account during 2019 election campaign
  The political communications company behind the Conservative party’s controversial 2019 digital campaign strategy received a £3m government contract to work on Covid-19 messaging without a competitive tender and is now negotiating with the Cabinet Office for more work, the Guardian and openDemocracy can reveal.Topham Guerin, founded in 2016 by two young New Zealanders, Sean Topham and Ben Guerin, s
  
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• Payoneer Supports Triple-Digit Growth for eLearning, Social Media and Interactive Entertainment - Business Wire

  03-08-2020 15:00
  
  Payoneer Supports Triple-Digit Growth for eLearning, Social Media and Interactive Entertainment  Business Wire
  
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• Facebook moderators call for advertiser boycott to be extended

  03-08-2020 14:41
  
  Action needs long-term commitments to be is more than ‘PR stunt’, employees sayCurrent and former Facebook moderators have called for the unprecedented advertiser boycott of the site to be extended to prove that the action is more than a “PR stunt”.Speaking to the Guardian, one current moderator who asked to remain anonymous amid fears for their job, said that without long-term commitments, this was “PR stunt that will pass when they get enough of the reports that t
  
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• Thai Mistranslation Shows Risk of Auto-Translating Social Media Content - Slator

  03-08-2020 14:10
  
  Thai Mistranslation Shows Risk of Auto-Translating Social Media Content  Slator
  
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• What happens to TikTok matters to the world economy. Improbable? Yes, but it's no exaggeration

  03-08-2020 14:04
  
  The lip-synching video app has become the fad of the year, with two-thirds of its users under the age of 30. But it is massively important and here are half-a-dozen reasons why
  
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• Wanted: somebody to do the worst job ever advertised

  03-08-2020 13:47
  
  An unknown social media influencer has advertised for an assistant who must be on duty ‘almost 24/7’; waking them up, taking them to parties and planning everything in between. Oh, and they must never discuss their own emotionsName: Influencer PA.Salary: £19,000-£23,000 p/a. Continue reading...
  
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• Cyber-security expert offers tips to better secure social media accounts - kwwl.com

  03-08-2020 13:29
  
  Cyber-security expert offers tips to better secure social media accounts  kwwl.com
  
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• Lancashire PC charged over assault shared on social media - BBC News

  03-08-2020 13:22
  
  Lancashire PC charged over assault shared on social media  BBC News
  
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• 211 booked for spreading rumours on social media; 1.53 lakh booked for not wearing mask in Uttarakh... - Hindustan Times

  03-08-2020 12:46
  
  211 booked for spreading rumours on social media; 1.53 lakh booked for not wearing mask in Uttarakh...  Hindustan Times
  
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• KRONOS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC RE-LAUNCHES INVESTOR PORTAL AND EXPANDS SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO INCLUDE UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA AS ITS PRIMARY NEWS OUTLET - GlobeNewswire

  03-08-2020 12:18
  
  KRONOS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC RE-LAUNCHES INVESTOR PORTAL AND EXPANDS SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO INCLUDE UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA AS ITS PRIMARY NEWS OUTLET  GlobeNewswire
  
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• The Second Act of Social-Media Activism - The New Yorker

  03-08-2020 12:01
  
  The Second Act of Social-Media Activism  The New Yorker
  
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• Hardcore pop fans are abusing critics – and putting acclaim before art | Ben Beaumont-Thomas

  03-08-2020 11:54
  
  Taylor Swift superfans are ganging up on critics who haven’t given her new album a perfect score – a symptom of a culture obsessed with quantifying our livesThe album rating system at US publication Pitchfork is one of the most silly and nerdy things in music journalism. The Guardian’s five-star system looks neanderthal compared with Pitchfork’s decimal-point ratings, where an album can get 3.2 (oof), 6.5 (meh), 9.2 (wow) and so on. 0.0 has been used as a cruel joke; a pe
  
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• 'Bingeing on bad news': Break the 'doomscrolling' cycle with these tips

  03-08-2020 11:30
  
  So many of us are guilty of it, starting and finishing our day scrolling through social media and building a picture of a world that is less than rosy. Sunny Fitzgerald reveals why this is and how to break the habit
  
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• Social media use should be regulated by anti-terror law – AFP - Rappler

  03-08-2020 11:17
  
  Social media use should be regulated by anti-terror law – AFP  Rappler
  
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• TikTok row: Microsoft pursues deal as China vows to resist US sanctions

  03-08-2020 11:15
  
  Acquisition plans confirmed hours after US secretary of state says Chinese software firms are feeding data directly to Communist partyChina has pushed back against the threat of further action by the US against its software companies, after Microsoft revealed it was pursuing an acquisition deal for TikTok.On Sunday, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, told Fox News Donald Trump was likely to take unspecified action in the coming days. Related: TikTok: China's ByteDance agrees to divest US op
  
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• Fact Check: Pak social media users appropriate stunning jumps by Indian paratroopers - India Today

  03-08-2020 10:32
  
  Fact Check: Pak social media users appropriate stunning jumps by Indian paratroopers  India Today
  
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• Social Media Posts Don't Count as 'Brands Taking Stands' Against Racism Unless Backed Up by Real Action - Triple Pundit

  03-08-2020 10:18
  
  Social Media Posts Don't Count as 'Brands Taking Stands' Against Racism Unless Backed Up by Real Action  Triple Pundit
  
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• Burberry embraces social media for new retail concept - Creative Review

  03-08-2020 10:18
  
  Burberry embraces social media for new retail concept  Creative Review
  
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• Microsoft moves ahead with talks to buy TikTok after Trump vows to ban app

  03-08-2020 09:27
  
  Donald Trump had threatened to ban the app by executive order over the weekend
  
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