Ideas Would you go to university to become a social media influencer? The course promises instafamous influencers as guest speakers will give its students the edge. 01/10/2019
United Kingdom Watch: PM silently scolded by aide over use of disposable coffee cup Sending the right message is important in politics, but an irritated aide to Boris Johnson may have taken it too far by snatching a coffee out of his hand in front of television cameras. 01/10/2019
USA Watch: Homeless woman sings Puccini aria on LA subway platform The video was shared by the Los Angeles Police Department last week. 30/09/2019
USA A teen's fatal stabbing was filmed: Is social media to blame? "We see these terrible stories, and they are terrible, and we all immediately wonder, if this were happening to me, would people come to my aid?" one media expert said. 28/09/2019
The Cube Austria elections: Who leads the social media campaign? | #TheCube Social media has played an increasing role in the 2019 elections, as political parties and their lead candidates have sought to increase online engagement with potential voters 27/09/2019
The Cube Tributes paid on social media to Jacques Chirac | #TheCube Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the former President and Prime Minister of France "resembled us and brought us together". 26/09/2019
United Kingdom Social media manipulation outfits now target users with video: report "Images are often more powerful than words with more potential to go viral," said Samantha Bradshaw, one of the report's author's 26/09/2019
The Cube Facebook closes accounts of Italian neo-fascist groups | #TheCube "Political parties and candidates, like all individuals and organizations on Facebook and Instagram, must adhere to our rules, regardless of their ideology." 10/09/2019
World Watch: Facebook takes action on anti-vaccine misinformation Facebook has pledged to curb anti-vaccine misinformation but does the social network's new policy go far enough? Alex Morgan from The Cube has the story. 05/09/2019
China Twitter accuses China of disinformation war on Hong Kong protesters Twitter suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. 19/08/2019
China Fact check: Is China moving forces towards Hong Kong? Euronews' Cube team uses social media to analyse the US president's claim that China is moving troops towards Hong Kong. 13/08/2019
USA 'White House preparing executive order to police social media firms' The move appears to be the latest development in Donald Trump’s war on what he claims is a bias against Conservative views on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. 13/08/2019
Africanews From chalkboard drawing of Ms Word to real computers [Inspire Africa] One year ago, Richard Akoto Appiah, a secondary school teacher in Ghana came to limelight after a post of him teaching students Information Communication Technology ICT by drawing the Microsoft word s 12/08/2019
Sudan How an Instagram influencer is spreading awareness of Sudan uprising Shahd Faisal Khidir told Euronews why political activism has become part of her work and life, and why the Sudan uprising is a topic that is important to her. 07/08/2019
The Cube 8chan is at the centre of three mass shootings, should it be banned? Time could be up for anonymous message site 8chan. 05/08/2019
USA Call to raid Area 51 military zone draws hordes of alien hunters Presumably tongue-in-cheek Facebook post calls on people to "storm" the restricted area, which has captivated generations of conspiracy theorists. 12/07/2019
China Hong Kong protesters abandoned Facebook for other platforms Contrary to the 2014 Occupy Hong Kong movement, protesters chose to organise on forums and encrypted message services rather than rely on Facebook. 12/07/2019
The Cube How is Nigel Farage's Brexit Party winning the social media battle? Six weeks after the 2019 European Parliament elections, Nigel Farage’s party are still receiving far more interactions on their official social media pages than any other major UK political party. 12/07/2019
Russia Why all is not what it seems at Siberia's answer to the Maldives Paradise or peril? 12/07/2019
France French supermarket managers hunted out of job over safari pictures Pictures of the couple proudly posing rifles in hand with wild animals they had just slaughtered — including a lion, a leopard and a zebra — were shared on social media last week. 10/07/2019
France French MPs pass landmark bill to fight online hate speech It means social media networks will have to remove offending content within 24 hours. 10/07/2019
World Facebook to 'downgrade sensational or misleading health posts' Facebook is using the same tactic that it used with clickbait posts to reduce the visibility of posts with exaggerated or misleading health claims. 10/07/2019
Italy Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants. 09/07/2019
The Cube Instagram aims to tackle bullying with new 'restrict' feature "It’s our responsibility to create a safe environment on Instagram," the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, said in a blog post. 09/07/2019
world news Huda Kattan talks business, beauty and babies She's a self-made international beauty businesswoman worth an estimated 490 million euros. Dubai-based Huda Kattan is also one of the world's leading social media influencers with an Instagram following upwards of 37 million. Kattan spoke with Euronews about beauty, empowerment and Generation Alpha. 05/07/2019
USA More mental health research needed for social media stars, experts say "We're only breaking the ice on how social media is affecting teens and adults but those are not influencers we're studying," one researcher said. 27/06/2019
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