Social networks and politics

21.April 2025. KS

Đuro Macut: Prime Minister beyond digital reality

In the previous days, an account with the name Đura Matsuta appeared on social networks. The order is fake, the Government announced, because the new Prime Minister of Serbia does not have one. Is that to be praised or condemned, given his political function

Mediji

08.April 2025. Bojan Bednar

Europe needs a new social network and a new web browser

The president of the German Association of Journalists, Mika Boister, tells "Vreme" that Europe needs quality information as much as military defense or food, and that it is enough for Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk to press the red button so that Europe remains informative in the dark.

The era of digital feudalism

22.January 2025 Danica Ilić

The mighty Musk and his maid Trump

The merger of Silicon Valley and the authoritarian American state confronts us with a concentration of power the world has never seen. Along with it comes the arrogance that Elon Musk demonstrated by "greeting" the world at the inauguration of the American president

Word of the year

11.December 2024 Marija Vidic

#When your brain rots

Oxford's word of the year is an expression of what we have all known and felt for a long time, but cannot resist

TV maniac

23.October 2024 Dragan Ilic

The economy of empathy - experiencing or experiencing

Conflict is shown instead of dialogue, aggression instead of tenderness. We have evidence for this thesis in all program segments, from reality shows to political debates to dramatization of sports events and weather forecasts. There is a constant trade in attention through the explicit display of violence

Elon Musk

Social media

17.October 2024 MJ

Mask combines again: Blocking on X has lost its meaning

Blocked someone on social network X, formerly Twitter? From now on, it will no longer prevent blocked users from seeing your posts. The only restriction is that they will not be able to contact you or comment on the shared content

Social media

31.August 2024 SZ

The Supreme Court of Brazil suspended the work of platform X

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of the X platform in that country. "The suspension will be in effect until all court orders are complied with, fines are duly paid and a new legal representative of the company is appointed in the country," Moraes said.

Pavel Durov

Social media

28.August 2024 MS

Telegram founder Pavel Durov released from custody

Pavel Durov, the Telegram founder who was detained on Saturday night, has been released from police custody in France. He faces indictment for a number of offenses, such as terrorism, drugs, money laundering, fraud and smuggling. Prosecutors in Paris said they will now face "initial questioning and possible indictment".

"Hawk Tuah" Girl: Her real name is Haley Welch

Social media

10.July 2024 TS

Who is the "Hawk Tuah" Girl: From Internet Sensation to Full Wallet

Hayley Welch, better known as the "Hawk Tuah" girl, has become an internet sensation in just a few weeks. One sentence made the 21-year-old famous, and now she is signing contracts with management companies, selling her hats and already has over a million followers on social networks.

Revenge pornography and digital violence against women

19.June 2024 Mila Jovanovic

The last hole in the pipe of institutions and laws

Posting intimate photos and videos without the victim's consent has been around as long as social media. However, the Criminal Code in Serbia still does not recognize revenge pornography as a criminal offense. That is why numerous applications for this type of digital violence end up untouched in the drawers or rejected because the competent authorities believe that there is no reasonable suspicion that a criminal offense has been committed.

Social media: How much of an impact it really has on mental health

Internet

18.June 2024 TS

Mental health of young people: Are social networks as dangerous as cigarettes

The top US health official has called on Congress to introduce warning signs on social media similar to those now required on cigarette packs. In Serbia too, the negative impact of social networks on the mental health of young people is often discussed, but psychologists emphasize that parents should play a key role in this.