Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve heard the stories of murders and suicides posted on Facebook. In order to keep that type of content away from the public, Facebook has just announced that they will hire an additional 3000 content moderators. This is on top of approximately 4500 current moderators. In a recent post, […]
Yup – another airline incident caught on film. This time it was American Airlines flight 591 #AA591. While the incident was deplorable, the good news is that American Airlines got out in front of the backlash. They took ownership of the incident and defused any impending actions by the public. See their almost immediate response. […]
The first headline I saw in my newsfeed today was “Bloodied Passenger Dragged From United Flight At O’Hare Airport.” Upon reading the story in numerous international publications, I checked various social media channels to learn more about the incident. Not surprisingly #BoycottUnited and #Flight3411 are trending hashtags – and the story doesn’t get better for […]
Last April, Target published a blog post highlighting their stance on transgender bathroom policies, and specifically their policy of inclusion. As a result, nearly 700,000 consumers signed a pledge to boycott the store. In the weeks that followed, numerous individuals posted opinions about the policy on various social media channels which went viral. While Target […]
United Airlines made headlines over the weekend as a gate agent refused to allow two young girls to board a flight from Denver to Minneapolis because they were “not properly clothed”. The infraction – spandex leggings. The young girls donned other clothing and boarded the plane. The incident was witnessed by Shannon Watts (https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts) founder […]
Many large social media channels are coming under fire for not being “tough on hate speech.” Refer to this recent article in The Guardian – Face-off between MPs and social media giants over online hate speech. In the US, while hate crimes are illegal, the constitution gives a great deal of latitude to hate speech […]
