social media
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How to master social media follower growth strategies?
Eghtesadonline: Social media is an essential part of our everyday life in every aspect of it. It is important to build a strong portrait on social media so you can use it in order to improve…
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Rouhani: Social Media Have Become Barometer of State Legitimacy
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said the digital revolution has turned social media platforms into a barometer of a state’s legitimacy.
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Social Media Usership Growing in Iran
EghtesadOnline: The number of Iranians using social media platforms reached 47 million in 2018 indicating an 18% year-on-year increase.
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Knowledge-Based Firms, Impaired Loans, Agitation and Silence
EghtesadOnline: Unpaid loans of knowledge-based companies until December 21 amounted to a staggering 70.1 trillion rials ($535 million), Central Bank of Iran data shows. The development has triggered…
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How Much Time Iranians Spend on Social Media
EghtesadOnline: Every Iranian over the age of 15 on average every day spends 64 minutes on social media platforms, the Statistical Center of Iran says in a report.
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Iranian Bank Accounts Not Closed in Oman
EghtesadOnline: Despite rumors on social media regarding closure of Iranian bank accounts in Oman, the head of Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce Mohsen Zarabi has said that no Iranian bank…
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Government Tightening the Screws on Illicit Online Healthcare Advertisers
EghtesadOnline: Local authorities are set to introduce stricter regulations on advertising healthcare products and services through social media platforms, with the aim of squeezing out providers…
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Facebook Says Social Media Isn’t Always Healthy for Democracy
EghtesadOnline: Facebook Inc. acknowledged today that social media can have a negative impact on democracies, and that the company has more work to do in order to ensure that the good outweighs…
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Facebook to Be Called Before Senate Panel on Russian Meddling
EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee expects representatives of Facebook Inc. to testify at a public hearing examining Russia’s use of social media to influence last year’s U.S.…
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Two-thirds of American adults get news from social media: survey
EghtesadOnline: About two-thirds of American adults are getting “at least some of their news on social media” with two-in-ten doing so often, according to a Pew Research Center survey this week.
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Palestinian Leader Curbs Social Media Expression in Decree
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has clamped down on social media and news websites — the main outlets for debate and dissent in the West Bank — with a vaguely worded decree…
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Apple CEO Cook Warns of Social Media Perils in University Speech
EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook warned Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates that technology -- and social media in particular -- can divide society even…
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Trump's Top Social Media Aide Reprimanded for Attacking Amash
EghtesadOnline: The aide who manages President Donald Trump’s social media accounts was reprimanded after one of his own tweets was found to violate a law prohibiting federal employees from using…
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The London Attack Didn’t Stop the Social Media Election
EghtesadOnline: The London terror attack on Saturday night compelled political parties to lay off the vitriol for a few hours. But on social media the gloves stayed on.
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UK PM May pledges new powers to punish and tax social media firms
EghtesadOnline: British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to create new powers allowing her to punish social media and communications companies that fail to look after users' data, and to demand…
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EU authorities demand changes from Facebook, Google, Twitter
EghtesadOnline: Social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc will have to amend their terms of service for European users within a month or face the risk of fines, a European…
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Telegram Firmly in Top Place in Iran
EghtesadOnline: A new study has revealed that six out of ten Iranians are on social media with Telegram messaging application holding the lead in terms of popularity.
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Facebook, Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets
EghtesadOnline: Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business models…
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It’s Merkel vs. Facebook as Germany Heads Into Election Year
EghtesadOnline: While celebrating the 2013 election victory that gave her a third term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel reached over a colleague’s shoulder and removed a German flag from his…
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Facebook Germany says it will start tackling fake news in weeks
EghtesadOnline: Facebook said on Sunday it would update its social media platforms in Germany within weeks to reduce the dissemination of fake news.
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Merkel Coalition Seeks to Punish Social Media for Hate Speech
EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government plans to fine social media networks such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. if they fail to combat hate speech, as German officials accuse…
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Trump news conference sets worldwide social media afire
EghtesadOnline: In his first news conference since the Nov. 8 election, President-elect Donald Trump set social media ablaze on Wednesday with remarks including harsh criticism of the press and…
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Silicon Valley's obscure unicorns could boost 2017 IPO market
EghtesadOnline: Social media firm Snap Inc may be the highest profile tech IPO planned for 2017, with the potential to raise billions.
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Germany's Merkel says supports efforts against hate speech
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her support behind efforts to fight the use of hate speech posted on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google's…
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U.S., Russia request Czechs extradite arrested Russian hacker
EghtesadOnline: The United States and Russia have both requested the extradition of a Russian arrested in Prague and indicted in the U.S. for hacking computers of social media companies, the…
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Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry: NYT
EghtesadOnline: Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network to re-enter the world's second largest economy…
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Facebook sets $6 billion buyback; accounting chief to leave
EghtesadOnline: Social media giant Facebook Inc on Friday set a $6 billion buyback program for its Class A shares, beginning in the first quarter of 2017.
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Former employees of both companies are grappling with Facebook's and Twitter's role as a news filter.
Facebook and Twitter Contend With Their Role in Trump's Victory
EghtesadOnline: America just endured its first presidential election in which the majority of the electorate got its news from social media. And the outcome is already prompting soul searching…
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Disney Dropped Twitter Pursuit Partly Over Image
EghtesadOnline: Walt Disney Co. decided not to pursue a bid for Twitter Inc. partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the…