The cute economy is not only a network of cute content that people participate in making, sharing and circulating but also a multibillion-dollar business.
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If sharing cute animal content is your love language, you’re not alone — you are part of a bigger cultural phenomenon called the cute economy.
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Tracking misinformation and disinformation on TikTok is a difficult feat, a study finds
Facebook renamed itself Meta in 2021, but the year was more notable for revelations about the company’s bad behavior.
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Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
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We have moved beyond burning witches and lynching wrong-doers. So we should also stop shaming unvaccinated people. There are better ways to change behaviour.
Health care providers are just one trusted source of information for parents on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children.
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Pediatricians and other health care providers can take some concrete steps toward building trust and counteracting anti-vaccination misinformation.
Black women have been harassed and censored on social media. What will they face in the metaverse?
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Today’s social media is plagued by racism and sexism. Without intentionally building the metaverse to be inclusive, it will be, too.
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Fast-moving viral memes create space for low-stakes, humorous and wholesome engagement on often toxic social media platforms
The legacy of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 continues to reverberate 10 years later, including in how conspiracy theories have changed since the tragedy.
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Conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook school shooting continue to reverberate in the US, but now there are legal consequences.
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Feeling stressed with social media and tech? Here are some tips on how to take a break from it.
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The move signals a shift towards greater protection of individual privacy. But implementation and enforcement may be difficult.
Meta supremo Mark Zuckerbeg has met his match in Europe.
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Social media firms in Europe are well on the way to a thousand cuts.
Social technologies perpetuate a single idea of what constitutes a pregnancy.
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New research shows technologies like pregnancy apps do not account for pregnancy loss 72% of the time, causing real harm to users.
He who would not be Zuckerberg.
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The social media giant’s co-founder has been distinguishing himself from people like Mark Zuckerberg who seem set to stay in traditional companies.
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The Morrison government is setting up a parliamentary inquiry to put big tech companies “under the microscope” over dangers posed to people’s wellbeing by toxic material on their sites.
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The government’s plan to make social media companies hand over trolls’ details aims to make it easier for victims to sue their harassers for defamation. But this conflates two very different concepts.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address talking up his latest passion – creating a virtual reality “metaverse” for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions.
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To be meta about Meta would involve reflecting upon the fact that Facebook is a company that designs technology around people.
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The media landscape has shifted since the COVID crisis, with new challenges, different restrictions and innovative storytelling approaches emerging.
TikTok exploded in Nigeria during the 2020 lockdowns.
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TikTok has exploded in popularity among young people in Nigeria. Here’s why it’s such a hit.
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Calls to reveal the true identities of social media users won’t make the internet safer without deeper reform of online platforms.
Mark Zuckerberg’s company says the kids are all right, but the data it presents is only about how the average social media user is doing.
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Research from Meta and some scientists shows no harm from social media, but other research and whistleblower testimony show otherwise. Seemingly contradictory, both can be right.