Social Media

This page collects the 540 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Social Media”. Coverage spans news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Technology, Child Safety, and Legal Settlement.

1. Tue, Sep 152 items
   1. Free Speech Watchdog Accuses Polk County Sheriff's Office of Online CensorshipA national free speech organization demanded that the Polk County Sheriff's Office halt blocking online critics and revise social media policies allegedly violating the First Amendment. The agency is Hillsborough County
   2. Free speech group accuses Polk County Sheriff's Office of blocking online criticsHillsborough County
2. Mon, Sep 142 items
   1. City of Miami Police respond to hoax swatting call at rapper Blueface's homeCity of Miami Police responded to a false emergency call reporting threats at the home of rapper Blueface, detaining individuals during a livestream before determining the call was a hoax. The incidenMiami-Dade County
   2. UM’s influencer dilemmaMiami-Dade County
3. Sun, Sep 131 item
   1. Over Half of Florida TikTok Rental Ads Are ScamsAn analysis of 211 Miami rental listings on TikTok reveals that a renter searching the platform is more likely to find a scam than a legitimate listing, such as a Coral Gables apartment advertised at Hillsborough County
4. Thu, Sep 102 items
   1. Judge: South Florida nurse who criticized Karoline Leavitt on TikTok should get finedAn administrative law judge has recommended that the Florida Department of Health reprimand and fine a labor and delivery nurse $250 after she posted a viral TikTok video wishing a gruesome birth expeHillsborough County
   2. Judge recommends fine and reprimand for South Florida nurse over TikTok video targeting Karoline LeavittHillsborough County
5. Wed, Sep 91 item
   1. Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trialNew Mexico is the only U.S. state taking Facebook to a four-week jury trial over data protections, arguing the platform failed to protect users from a personality quiz that harvested data for targetedMiami-Dade County

1. 01Metaorganization8 mentions
2. 02Mark Zuckerbergperson6 mentions
3. 03James Uthmeierperson3 mentions
4. 04Rob Bontaperson3 mentions
5. 05Victoria Hinksperson3 mentions
6. 06Jay Jonesperson3 mentions
7. 07University of Miamiorganization2 mentions
8. 08Donald Trumpperson2 mentions
9. 09Karoline Leavittperson2 mentions
10. 10Robert Cohenperson2 mentions