digital media
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TikTok Wants to Be More Like Twitch With Launch of Livestream Subscription Service
There’s a new kid on the livestreaming block, and their name is TikTok. But in an increasingly crowded field of streaming stock, time will tell which one will walk the walk, talk the talk, and not balk… Yes, I did get paid to write that terrible rhyme.
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Instagram and Snapchat Addiction Allegedly Led to 17-Year-Old Boy’s Suicide
Warning: This article deals with the topic of mental health, and mentions suicide. It may be triggering for some. If you or someone you love is in need of support, Lifeline (13 11 14) is available 24/7, free of charge. If an emergency, call 000. Snapchat and Meta “knowingly and purposely” created harmful, addictive products that…
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Hearthstone Streamer Swatted Live On Twitch
Twitch streamer Alexandra “Alliestrasza” Macpherson, a prominent Hearthstone player and a member of esports organisation Fade 2 Karma, was arrested on February 9. But it wasn’t her fault. She was swatted while playing the collectible card game live on stream, with police showing up fully strapped and ready to take down whatever threat was lurking…
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How the 2019 Christchurch Massacre Changed Facebook Forever
On March 15, 2019, a heavily armed white supremacist named Brenton Tarrant walked into two separate mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and opened fire, killing 51 Muslim worshippers and wounding countless others. Close to 20 minutes of the carnage from one of the attacks was livestreamed on Facebook — and when the company tried taking…