A Dublin hotel and cafe owner has banned social media influencers from his businesses after he shamed a 22-year-old YouTube personality who had asked for a free stay during an upcoming trip in return for publicity.In a Facebook post on Jan 16, Paul Stenson, who owns The White Moose Cafe and Charleville Lodge, wrote a reply to an email sent by UK-based social media influencer Elle Darby.Darby, who has over 87,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel and 76,000 Instagram followers, had asked for a five-night stay at his hotel in return for publicity on YouTube and Instagram.She wrote in her email: “As I was searching for places to stay, I came across your stunning hotel and would love to feature you in my YouTube videos/dedicated Instagram stories/posts to bring traffic to your hotel and recommend others to book up in return for free accommodation.”“Last year I worked with Universal Orlando in Florida and it’s been amazing for them!”As part of his post, … [Read more...] about Dublin hotel owner bans all social media influencers after ‘exposing’ one for asking for free 5-night stay
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Dublin hotel owner bans all social media influencers after ‘exposing’ one for asking for free five-night stay
A Dublin hotel and cafe owner has banned social media influencers from his businesses after he shamed a 22-year-old YouTube personality who had asked for a free stay during an upcoming trip in return for publicity.In a Facebook post on Jan 16, Paul Stenson, who owns The White Moose Cafe and Charleville Lodge, wrote a reply to an email sent by UK-based social media influencer Elle Darby.Darby, who has over 87,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel and 76,000 Instagram followers, had asked for a five-night stay at his hotel in return for publicity on YouTube and Instagram.She wrote in her email: “As I was searching for places to stay, I came across your stunning hotel and would love to feature you in my YouTube videos/dedicated Instagram stories/posts to bring traffic to your hotel and recommend others to book up in return for free accommodation.”“Last year I worked with Universal Orlando in Florida and it’s been amazing for them!”As part of his post, … [Read more...] about Dublin hotel owner bans all social media influencers after ‘exposing’ one for asking for free five-night stay
Social media firms ‘accelerate’ hate-speech removals
BRUSSELS: Social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube have greatly accelerated their removals of online hate speech, reviewing over two-thirds of complaints within 24 hours, new EU figures show. The European Union has piled pressure on social media firms to increase their efforts to fight the proliferation of extremist content and hate speech on their platforms, even threatening them with legislation.Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube signed a code of conduct with the EU in May 2016 to review most complaints within a 24-hour timeframe.The companies managed to meet that target in 81% of cases, EU figures seen by Reuters show, compared with 51% in May 2017 when the European Commission last monitored their compliance with the code of conduct.EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova has said previously she does not want to see a removal rate of 100% as that could impinge on free speech.She has also said she is not in favour of legislating as Germany has done. A law … [Read more...] about Social media firms ‘accelerate’ hate-speech removals
EU: Social media firms accelerate hate-speech removals
BRUSSELS: Social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube have greatly accelerated their removals of online hate speech, reviewing over two-thirds of complaints within 24 hours, new EU figures show. The European Union has piled pressure on social media firms to increase their efforts to fight the proliferation of extremist content and hate speech on their platforms, even threatening them with legislation.Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube signed a code of conduct with the EU in May 2016 to review most complaints within a 24-hour timeframe.The companies managed to meet that target in 81% of cases, EU figures seen by Reuters show, compared with 51% in May 2017 when the European Commission last monitored their compliance with the code of conduct.EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova has said previously she does not want to see a removal rate of 100% as that could impinge on free speech.She has also said she is not in favour of legislating as Germany has done. A law … [Read more...] about EU: Social media firms accelerate hate-speech removals
Your kids need to understand social media’s risks, Canada’s privacy watchdog says
OTTAWA–Canada’s privacy watchdog is launching a campaign aimed at raising grade schoolers’ awareness about how their personal data is collected and used on their devices and apps. Almost all Canadian youth aged 15 to 24 access the internet on a daily basis, according to recent Statistics Canada figures. A 2015 study by non-profit group MediaSmarts found three quarters of school-aged children in Canada have some a social media account or blog. Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien’s office says their campaign will target students in 8,500 elementary schools across Canada, part of a larger push to teach children how to guard their online reputation and safely use their electronic devices.“They know the beast better (than older Canadians), but they still need to be even more aware of the potential consequences of how they use this technology,” Therrien said in an interview with the Star Tuesday.“For one thing, they have a better grasp of what … [Read more...] about Your kids need to understand social media’s risks, Canada’s privacy watchdog says