Shelly Palmer talks with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters about the "virtual" DNC and RNC conventions. How will they work -- technically? Original Airdate: August 18, 2020 Continue Reading →
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The President has signed an executive order requiring TikTok to be sold by November 14, 2020. Will it be sold or banned? Shelly Palmer talks about it with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: August 11, 2020 Continue Reading →
The US Government is looking into banning TikTok. Will it happen? Shelly Palmer talks with with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters about social media addiction, data privacy and how the Chinese government is involved on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original airdate: July 14, 2020 Continue Reading →
Learning from her friends that TikTok view counts were all zeros, and thinking that this was a signal that TikTok was about to be banned, my friend's 12-year-old daughter ran up to her mom and excitedly said, "OMG! Will things go back to normal now?" Continue Reading →
The "stophateforprofit" campaign is taking its toll on Facebook's advertising revenue. Shelly Palmer chats with Bianca Peters on Fox 5's Good Day New York about hate speech on social media and what is being done to remove it. Original Airdate: June 30, 2020. Continue Reading →
Facebook will allow you to turn off political ads. Does it matter? Does it go far enough? Shelly Palmer chats with Kerry Drew on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: June 23, 2020. Continue Reading →
Facebook removed 88 ads Thursday posted by the accounts of President Donald Trump, the Trump campaign and Vice President Mike Pence that the social media giant said were “violating our policy against organized hate.” Continue Reading →
Facebook announced that users will be able to turn off “all social issue, electoral or political ads from candidates, Super PACs or other organizations that have the “Paid for by” political disclaimer" on both Facebook and Instagram. The company also set a goal to help register 4 million voters for the upcoming election. Continue Reading →
CNBC is reporting that a growing number of TikTok users are turning to the app for personal finance advice. As of mid-June, the #investing tag on TikTok had racked up 278.1 million views. Stating the obvious, experts caution that accounts offering guidance may be skipping important lessons and hawking get-rich quick schemes. We’ve been here before. Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer chats with Bianca Peters about how social media platforms are responding to social injustice on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: June 9, 2020 Continue Reading →