You’ve probably heard of the drug semaglutide or Ozempic, the diabetes medication being used for weight loss. So what are the risks and benefits? And who should have access to it?
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
School officials are becoming increasingly wary of TikTok amid concerns that the app poses a risk to student safety and privacy and makes the nation vulnerable to spies.
Robert Kozinets, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism et Jon Pfeiffer, Pepperdine University
A key piece of federal law, Section 230, has been credited with fostering the internet and allowing misinformation and hate speech to flourish. Here’s how it could be reformed.
A new experimental task reveals distinct styles of engagement on social networking sites associated with different perceptions of social connectedness.
The intersection of content management, misinformation, aggregated data about human behavior and crowdsourcing shows how fragile Twitter is and what would be lost with the platform’s demise.
Spotify Wrapped bills itself as a playful musical year in review – but for its users, its omnipresence on social media can inspire more negative feelings.
The US government regulates many industries, but social media companies don’t neatly fit existing regulatory templates. Systems that deliver energy may be the closest analog.
There was once a time when you could simply put old photos and love letters out of sight and out of mind. Editing your ex out of your digital life is a lot trickier.
The app best known for kids sharing video clips of themselves singing and dancing has become a powerful tool for activists speaking out against repression in Iran.
TikTok is shaping the music industry like never before, but with rumours that the app may soon launch its own streaming service, the stakes for creative freedom are high.
Most young people regard reining in the big social media platforms as only part of the solution to the ‘relentless stream’ of abuse and shaming they experience online