Social Media News
From content moderation to political bias, The Daily Signal covers how Big Tech platforms like Facebook, X, and TikTok impact free speech and public discourse.
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opinion
Social Media Prove Double-Edged Sword for ISIS
ISIS has issued a warning to its members about their use of social media. A new directive from the group’s leaders, first reported by the Financial Times, warned against the dangers presented by metadata and other information contained in digital postings. A new ISIS hashtag has appeared in Twitter in recent weeks, Himlat Takteem Ialami—the… -
opinion
Are We Advancing in the Social Media War on Terror?
We appear to be making progress when it comes to combating ISIS propaganda online. That is the message from Rick Stengel, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, in an interview with CNN. “We have evidence that there are young people who are not joining because we have somehow interceded,” said Stengel, who had just returned…