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Curtis Shaw Flagg talks California's new privacy law, Spotify suspending political ads for 2020 and IG experimenting with getting rid of "likes"

Curtis Shaw Flagg breaks down the new bill that, if passed, will enable Illinois to collect taxes for streaming and satellite services + Tinder admits to registered sex offenders on the app.

Vocalo's social media correspondent Curtis Shaw Flagg brings us news from the web. This week we're talking Thanksgiving, the dark web and ad scams on social media.

Curtis Shaw Flagg discusses the latest in social media: government demands for user data are at an all time high according to Facebook, about 86% of young Americans want to become a social media influencers, and more.

Curtis Shaw Flagg stopped by the AMp to discuss how 90% of the world's internet users are being monitored and how some former Twitter employees were charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by digging into the accounts of kingdom critics.

Curtis Shaw Flagg talks Instagram filters that altered one's cosmetic appearance being banned, Google going quiet about the political ads popping up on YouTube, and more.

Curtis Shaw Flagg, stopped by The AMp to talk Apple pulling a police-tracking app used by Hong Kong protesters, and South Park playing the streaming field with very high bids.

Curtis Shaw Flagg talks Houston Rockets owner tweeting about the protests in Hong Kong and the controversial firing of Chinese Facebook engineers.

Curtis Shaw Flag, our senior social media correspondent, stopped by to talk with Jill Hopkins about a Match.com scandal and what political social media manipulation around the world means. Tune in!

Curtis Shaw Flagg, Vocalo's social media correspondent, dropped by the AMp to discuss the controversial news of the FBI scooping up personal data of several companies through "secret subpoenas," the up-kick in streaming service subscriptions, and Instagram attempting to block certain content on their platform. Tune in for the details!

Curtis Shaw Flag, Vocalo's senior social media correspondent, gave Jill Hopkins the lowdown on what's going on in the tech/social media world this week, including Facebook launching their own dating service, how the Dept. of Homeland Security will begin more data collection of immigrant's social media, and the big chunk of change Google had to drop on legal bills due to Youtube collecting data on children without their parents permission.

Curtis Shaw Flag stopped by the AMp to talk with Jill Hopkins about a new law being passed in Texas that's cracking down on digital sexual harassment and the dating app Bumble's support of the law. Curtis also discusses the list of merchandise being sold by Amazon that's being investigated as unsafe for several different reasons and as well as what's going on at The Laugh Factory this upcoming week.

From fingerprints to audio message transcriptions being captured on our phones, tech giants like Facebook and Biostar face scrutiny over how they are distributing our data. Curtis Shaw Flagg joined Jill in studio to talk about what that means for users and what backlash the companies are facing. Curtis also shared how YouTube is now being sued by LGBTQ content creators for the censoring of their art on the site.

Curtis Shaw and Jill Hopkins discussed a new social media bill being proposed by a senator to try and regulate "internet addiction" and the streaming wars happening between platforms like Netflix and Hulu on The Morning AMp.

On this week's #Hashtag with Curtis Shaw Flagg, Jill Hopkins and Curtis bring you updates from the world of social media. Apps have more matchmaking power than your BFF but have their downfalls + Artificial Intelligence is being used in job interviews, prompting response from Illinois Governor + YouTube is now under investigation for collecting data on young children without parental consent. Listen to The Morning AMp live weekdays 8-10 AM on vocalo.org/player and 91.1 FM

Curstis Shaw Flagg of the Laugh Factory and Open Books joins Jill Hopkins in discussion about current social media news, such as: Google's imminent antitrust investigation from the US Justice Department, Facebook's plans to create a "Supreme Court" of sorts to filter and monitor content, and Twitter's choice to soon hide harmful tweets from public figures. Listen here as Curtis and Jill discuss what effect these implementations will have on what we see on our own social media feeds.

Curtis Shaw Flagg, our social media correspondent, joined us in the studio to talk about the use of artificial intelligence in everything from dating apps to crime management. Listen to the full segment to hear why the emergence of facial recognition is a concerning topic for Flagg.

Curtis Shaw Flagg is the Chief Social Media Correspondent here at Vocalo and in this episode he lives up to the title. Flagg talks topics such as Pinterest going public, George Zimmerman being banned from dating sites and removing "likes" on social media to avoid growing narcissism. Listen to the full interview here and make sure to tune into The Morning AMp weekdays from 8-10 a.m on 91.1 FM.

Our very own social media correspondent Curtis Shaw Flagg joined us in the studio to talk about Twitter's follow restrictions, Lyft's debut as a public company and the newly married Snapchat and Bitmoji games now available. Tune in to hear how these updates affect our money, followings and even self-esteem.

On this weeks #Hashtag, Curtis Shaw Flagg joins Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp to discuss new policies in "Weaponized" social media, a more complicated world of online streaming, and how the economics of adult entertainment is adapting for the modern world.