As the new year starts to pick up steam, social media marches on. On Twitter, people are still tending to their 2016 wounds and making their wishes for what the new year will bring. The US House of Representatives, meanwhile, is trending across Facebook and Twitter after Republicans voted to gut the Office of Congressional …
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A satellite launch was trending Monday on Twitter as people tuned in to NASA’s livestream and social-media updates to see if it’d take off amid sketchy conditions. It didn’t. As some on Twitter turned their gaze toward space, other users were eyeing the Golden Globes nominees. Social Cues is our guide to what people are talking about on social media. …
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WikiLeaks is known for pushing the boundaries, and it didn’t pull punches Thursday during a freewheeling Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. Staffers from the whistle-blowing site were bombarded with questions that focused heavily on the part WikiLeaks played during this year’s US presidential election. They repeatedly denied conspiring with President-elect Donald Trump in his heated race with Hillary Clinton, …
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Election 2016 is almost over, but not without a final word from Twitter. Social media is all about politics as the race for the White House reaches its final hours. If you need a good distraction from all the politics though, you can find a hilarious new challenge and a look through Durag History Week. Social Cues is our guide …
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Buckle up, gang. Social media will gross you out today. The top trending topic on Twitter on Friday stems from a WikiLeaks tweet about Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman and bodily fluids. Are you still reading this? Social Cues is our guide on what people are talking about on Facebook and Twitter. Here’s what is trending on social media this Friday: …
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Ecuador confirmed Tuesday that it severed Julian Assange’s internet access over concerns the WikiLeaks founder was using it to interfere with the US presidential election. Assange, who has been living in asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London for four years, lost his internet privileges last weekend, a move that the Ecuadorian embassy took responsibility for on Monday. The Ecuadorian government …
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Julian Assange, social media has your back. The top trending topics on Facebook and Twitter right now are related to a cryptic tweet from the WikiLeaks account sent at about 10:30 p.m. PT Sunday. Since then, supporters of Assange, WikiLeaks’ founder, have marshaled their forces across social media. Social Cues is a daily feature on what’s trending among your friends …
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It’s 26 days until the US presidential election, and Ohio, a crucial swing state, is getting a head start on voting. On Wednesday morning, social media rallied around the early vote-casting with a trending hashtag. While those voters have made up their mind, others can still be swayed by trending topics such as WikiLeaks and Miss Teen USA, controversies that …
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Hillary Clinton‘s campaign logo, a red arrow going through the middle of a capitol “H,” was influenced by Apple, according to emails posted by WikiLeaks from the account of Clinton’s aide John Podesta. First reported by Business Insider, one email from Wendy Clark, a marketing executive, sent in February 2015 (prior to Clinton’s official White House bid) describes how the …
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Controversial website WikiLeaks began spilling secrets 10 years ago, and it’s not done yet. In coming weeks, the site is set to publish documents related to Google, the US presidential election and more, according to controversial founder Julian Assange. A video showing the top 10 leaks on the site today opened a press conference marking the 10th anniversary of the …
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