Steve Gale / Unsplash
Research shows strong emotions are what drives oversharing online – but there are simple things you can do to keep your social media professional.
Alex Jones claimed being deplatformed hurt his income.
Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock
Online extremists may lose followers when removed from mainstream social media, but their remaining supporters can become even more toxic.
Content marketing encourages social media users to like and share posts.
24Novembers / Shutterstock
Social media ads are set to change under new content marketing regulations.
The amount of information online is overwhelming.
Shyntartanya
The study is the largest of its kind. Researchers hope it could be a breakthrough in the fight against misinformation.
Shutterstock
BeReal gives users two-minutes to take simultaneous photos with the front and back cameras on their phone and share it with friends - an experience seen as more ‘authentic’ than other social media.
Dan Himbrechts/AP
Anti-vaccine group moderators said Facebook provided an environment where they could safely offer support to others.
The internet has become a new player in plant care advice.
Kanawa_Studio/iStock via Getty Images Plus
Plant care advice abounds on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – but not all of it is good. A plant expert debunks four common recommendations.
Googling symptoms to self-diagnose is not the same as virtual health care.
(Canva)
Searching symptoms online has become so common there is a name for the condition of health anxiety induced by self-diagnosis on the internet: Cyberchondria.
Glen Carrie/Unsplash
A privacy researcher found a ‘code injection’ that allows Instagram and Facebook to collect sensitive user data, including passwords and credit card details.
Chief James Ramer of the Toronto Police Service speaks during a press conference.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
There are obviously better ways the Toronto Police — and other police services — could enhance public trust than through a social media campaign.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump supporters, like these two, are more likely to be polarized by TV news than online echo chambers.
AP Photo/Allen G. Breed
Studies of online echo chambers don’t paint the full picture of Americans’ political segregation. New research shows that the problem is more Fox News Channel and MSNBC than Facebook and Twitter.
When you dissociate, you become so absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.
Marc Dufresne/Getty Images
Dissociation can be a healthy part of cognitive functioning, provided it doesn’t get in the way of your goals.
Most of us acquire our beliefs using a combination of research and social networks. Those social networks can provide false information.
(Shutterstock)
Instead of complacent acceptance of misinformed beliefs, we need institutional moves to cultivate trust between experts and the public.
GettyImages.
Parental controls and surveillance have their place but internal safeguards like empathy, resilience and values serve children throughout their lives, whether online or offline.
White nationalist Dylann Roof appears in court on June 19, 2015, after his arrest in the mass shootings at a Black church in South Carolina.
Grace Beahm-Pool/Getty Images
Since 2017, the FBI has warned US Congress that the rise of white nationalism and the violence of extremist militia groups is a dangerous domestic terrorism threat.
Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide will leave the villa £50,000 richer.
ITV Plc
Reality shows can be a psychological minefield for both participants and fans.
Coleen Rooney leaving the Royal Courts of Justice with footballer husband Wayne during the Wagatha Christie trial.
Belinda Jiao / Alamy Stock Photo
A legal expert explains the risks and costs of a libel case like Wagatha Christie.
Shutterstock
As well as abuse, many Australian have also experienced threats of harm and harassing behaviour.
Exercising with loved ones is one way to support mental well-being.
Commercial Eye/The Image Bank via Getty Images
Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
Shutterstock
The grammar of persuasion can be subtle – but pro-lockdown tweeters tended to be more direct and less conciliatory than those they opposed.