Jakarta. Indonesian netizens flocked to social media in response to the May 22 rally, with some alleging that losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto was behind the unrest. The hashtags #TangkapPrabowo (Arrest Prabowo), #saveindonesia and #TangkapAmienRais (Arrest Amien Rais) trended on Twitter before Prabowo supporters turned the tables with #DukungPRABOWO (Support Prabowo). This was quickly surpassed by #WhatsAppDown and #instagramdown, referring to the government's move to throttle the platforms to stop the spread of false information and provocative content related to the mass protest, which had turned violent late Tuesday night. Prabowo refused to concede defeat despite the announcement of the result by the General Elections Commission (KPU) early Tuesday showing an emphatic win for the incumbent, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Supporters of Prabowo had been gathering in front of the offices of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central … [Read more...] about Netizens Flock to Social Media in Response to May 22 Rally
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Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney envisions VR social media
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney believes the next thing users need is a 3D virtual reality social media service. "There is something missing in conventional social media right now. We have social networks like Facebook, KakaoTalk, Twitter and Naver for communication. But they're all based on text, pictures and movies," Sweeney said in an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald. He was in Seoul to attend the company's "Unreal Summit 2019" held Tuesday-Wednesday at Grand Intercontinental Parnas. Unreal is the name of the game developing engine that is the most touted brainchild of Epic Games' with more than 7.5 million users globally as of 2018. "I think the next step is going to be having social experiences where you can get together with your friends in a virtual world, wherever you are," Sweeney said. This would give people greater ability to display emotions and interact more personally, erasing the negativity that is often sparked online. Sweeney said there are "many exciting projects … [Read more...] about Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney envisions VR social media
Selena Gomez thinks social media is terrible for her generation
Lifestyle The singer and actress says it scares her when young boys and girls are unaware of the news. 16 May 2019 01:37PM Bookmark Selena Gomez is the third most followed person on Instagram but she thinks social media is terrible for her generation and wants people to set time limits on its use.The 26-year-old singer and actress said: “I think our world is going through a lot obviously. But for my generation specifically, social media has been terrible.She said this during a press conference in Cannes where the cast of The Dead Don’t Die were asked what they thought was the most pressing issue facing the planet. Gomez appears in the Jim Jarmusch zombie comedy alongside Bill Murray, Chloe Sevigny, Tilda Swinton and Adam Driver.Gomez has over 150 million followers on Instagram, making her the third most followed person on the platform after Cristiano Ronaldo and Ariana Grande.The Come & Get It singer said she’s very “intentional” with her … [Read more...] about Selena Gomez thinks social media is terrible for her generation
The ‘selling’ of ourselves on social media
The ‘selling’ of ourselves on social media When Charles Dickens began his Tale of Two Cities with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” with certitude, we can say he wasn’t thinking of the internet, or today’s social media landscape. And yet, over lunch one Sunday with my three sons — ages 27, 23 and 20 — it was surprising to have them all agree that Dickens could have been describing our digital world. Surprising, as they are of the generation we older ones like to say are weaned on smartphones and social media, and yet, whether they’re natural born critical thinkers, or my inborn cynicism has rubbed off on them, they were ready to observe that social media today is often used, misused and abused — and that mixed with the good and best, there’s so much bad and worst. This notion of the best and worst mixed together isn’t some revolutionary thought. A lot of what we … [Read more...] about The ‘selling’ of ourselves on social media
Critics of Canadian health system discover a potent tool: social media
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By Michael Tutton The Canadian Press Tues., April 30, 2019 HALIFAX—Unfiltered and emotional social media postings are emerging as a potent tool for critics of Canada’s health system, though some observers are dubious they’ll prompt lasting changes. In Nova Scotia, the latest example came recently when a team of three emergency physicians posted a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for long-term care beds — a campaign rapidly expanded through Twitter. Soon, online commentators suggested this would be the health system’s equivalent of food banks — charity supplementing what should be a basic public service. “This is an initiative to get the conversation going,” said Dr. Rob Miller, one of the three doctors involved, adding that fundraising is secondary to the advocacy. The doctors say the underlying problem is that elderly patients awaiting nursing home care are occupying beds at the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, … [Read more...] about Critics of Canadian health system discover a potent tool: social media