When The Truth No Longer Matters: How Social Media’s Engagement Obsession Is Killing Democracy
Sensationalism, controversy, and misinformation outperform factual reporting, eroding trust in journalism and deepening ...
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AI Companies Threaten Independent Social Media Research
Ethan Zuckerman and coauthors raise concerns about AI companies using user-generated social media data to train their LLMs.
Decentralised social media offers an alternative to big tech platforms like X and Meta. How does it work? Podcast
The Conversation Weekly podcast speaks to Robert Gehl, an expert on alternative social media platforms, about decentralised ...
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Social Media
With Threads on track to surpass X as the real-time social app of choice, ads could appeal to many brands.
Twin Cities nonprofit wants help from teens to create social media warning labels
More than half of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 use popular social media sites like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, ...
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Report: ICE Is Expanding Surveillance of Its Critics on Social Media
It cites “an increase in threats” as the reason for seeking a contractor to monitor the public’s social media activity.
From AI chatbots to social media: data identification and preservation in the digital age
Nicole Gill of Cozen O'Connor discusses the need for attorneys to be aware of new software applications their clients use and ...
How educators and content creators are teaching Black history on social media
Educators and content creators are keeping Black history alive on TikTok during Black History Month and beyond.
Trauma dumping: how sharing experiences on social media can cause distress for other users
Importantly, sharing trauma on social media runs the risk of exposing other users to vicarious traumatisation, which is when ...
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Was Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl Halftime Protester Part of the Act? Speculation Swirls Around Palestinian Flag Incident
Protester disrupts Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show by unfurling a Palestinian flag with "Gaza" and "Sudan" ...
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On mental health, Economic Survey red-flags overexposure to social media, longer work hours
The Economic Survey 2024-24 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Friday blamed overexposure to social media, poor workplace culture and longer working hours among other things ...
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The best capture cards
Alice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge. There are several ...