Topic: social media
Letter: The dumb box never left – it just got smarter
Circa 2010, one of my primary school teachers famously referred to the television as the “dumb box”.
As a self-proclaimed TV freak, I would get...
MPs vote to look at curbing social media access for under-16s
Cayman could follow Australia in banning social media for the under-16s following cross-party support on the issue in Parliament.
Careers Guide: Making social media work for you
Careers Guide talks to Sophie Prior about social media and job-hunting.
Airports authority debunks fake unclaimed baggage sale
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority has issued a public alert to warn that an 'Annual Unclaimed Baggage Sale' at Owen Roberts International Airport advertised on social media is fake.
Cayman latest hot spot for celebs, models and influencers
Grand Cayman has seen a surge in a more media-friendly breed of celebrity – reality stars and social media influencers.
Police: ‘Stop sharing offensive content’
After video and photos surfaced online of the scene of Sunday's fatal accident that killed a father and his infant daughter, police have called on the public to stop sharing the "offensive content".
UPDATED: Cayman politicians’ names used in online scam
The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit issued a warning Monday advising the public of an online scam conducted using Facebook Messenger, and possibly other social media, where victims have received messages and phone calls through Facebook Messenger.
New law targets child predators
Tough new laws to tackle sex offenders who “groom” children using cellphones and social media were passed Wednesday.
EDITORIAL – Reflections on last week’s tragic pedestrian death
Less than an hour after Thursday morning’s fatal collision between an SUV and a pedestrian on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, amateur video of the accident scene had ricocheted around the island.
Morici: Facebook blundered, but Congress should not kill it
If users want Facebook, Twitter and other social media, they have to pay with something – in this case, a reasonable amount of personal information to drive advertising.
Morici: Don’t muzzle social media sites to prevent abuse
Rob Goldman, Twitter’s head of advertising, was roundly criticized for stating the easiest way to fight a Russian campaign is a “well educated citizenry,” but he is right.
Morici: Why muzzling social media is no answer
Requiring social media organizations to work with federal authorities to ferret out Russian operatives and similar malefactors and cancel fictitious accounts is fine, but personalities should not be banned because they upset our biases.
It is time for Facebook to raise the curtain
Democracy requires both free speech and free association. We cannot save democracy by sacrificing one for the other.
