Ashley Nelson

'Everything looks so real': Officials warn of a rise in rental scams on social media

That was the first red flag for Ashley Nelson, a Tulane Professor who recalled immediately feeling skeptical after seeing a listing at an unusually low price when helping a new colleague find a place to live.

Experts warn political rhetoric fueling online conversations may have consequences

Tulane University professor Ashley Nelson said there is a "fine line between free and hate speech," and companies are acting, but some of their social media policies remain gray.

New Orleans firefighter under investigation for ‘insensitive comments’ regarding Charlie Kirk’s death

“Let’s put the shoe on the other foot... what if this was you... what if this was somebody in your life...would you consider that these posts are OK. at the end of the day we have to remember that we’re all human and we all have feelings,” Nelson said.

FaceApp Security Concerns – Ashley Nelson

As people across social media post images showing older versions of themselves, the app making it all possible is raising lots of questions. Ashley Nelson, a professor from Tulane University talks about what you might want to consider before using FaceApp to digitally age yourself.

Bullying in LA middle school caught on camera, school responds

“It just kind of shows you the power of the grassroots with how quickly something catches on. Other people see it, they forward. The interesting thing was the shares and the forwards for it,” Ashley Nelson, a Tulane University social media professor, said.

As someone who studies cyber-bullying, Nelson said social media has its benefits.

“Isn’t that the reason why we have social media? It’s to share information, to share stories,” Nelson said...

Secret groups make tracking Facebook political ad origins a challenge

Ashley Nelson teaches a social media course at Tulane University. She says most of the ads she has seen violate some part of the guidelines and admits there’s little Facebook can do.

“How do you police this? I mean, you’ve got two billion users out there,” she says...

You’re in a political ad. (But you don’t know who’s behind it)

Even with Facebook’s new disclosures, users aren’t paying attention, said Tulane University Professor Ashley Nelson.

“How much credibility does Facebook have right now? It doesn’t have a whole lot,” she said. “I just take everything they say with a grain a salt.”...

Ex-FBI agent on Florida massacre: The challenge we face is social media

Nelson says combine the YouTube post with other activity on Nikolas Cruz's social media sites, and the warning signs were there. It's why she says it's important students are able to talk openly with school administrators or parents about what they see online.