You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media your cognitive biases can lead you astray, something organized disinformation campaigns count on.
Instagram’s emphasis on filtered photos of bodies harms girls’ self-image.
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Ample research demonstrates the harms Instagram causes teen girls, especially around body image. Meta is now facing the consequences of knowingly marketing a harmful service.
Facebook is adamant its new “smart glasses” won’t be a privacy nightmare. But it is clearly bidding to normalise the use of wearable tech. And if video Ray-Bans go mainstream, what comes next?
People tend to view social media posts more favorably when more people have liked, commented on or shared them, regardless of the quality of the posts.
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You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media your cognitive biases can lead you astray.
Workers congregate in a meeting room at the headquarters of BlueCity, the parent company of Blued, China’s most popular dating app for gay men.
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Concern about Islamophobia has been near-constant for years. But how it plays out is changing – especially online.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women have started telling their own stories via social media, challenging television’s sometimes one-sided depictions of their lives.
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The #MyOrthodoxLife movement challenges both mainstream and ultra-Orthodox media to tell more nuanced and complex stories about Jewish women.
Journalists join a virtual protest held by the Alliance of Independent Journalists against the Job Creation Law last year.
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Fiona Suwana, Queensland University of Technology et Wijayanto, Universitas Diponegoro
The Indonesian government is criticised for using the pandemic as an excuse to repress.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, right, leaves the stage with MP candidate Chrystia Freeland after revealing his party’s election platform.
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Facebook is providing information on political ad purchases during the federal election. This data provides a glimpse into how voters are targeted by political parties using social media platforms.
Proboscis monkeys, although endangered, do not tend to receive large amounts of public conservation support.
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Less attractive endangered species don’t tend to receive the same public attention as their more beautiful counterparts: new studies show how we might help change that.
Gambling advertising is now more interactive online.
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Twitter’s design promotes avoidance as the solution to hostility, but it also needs space for restorative activity that could genuinely resolve conflict.
TikTok is partnering with blockchain company Audius over Spotify or Apple for music distribution. Here’s why this could be important for independent artists.
The changes do not stop Facebook itself from collecting young users’ data and keeping it.
Democrats and Republicans in Congress have asked sharp questions of social media CEOs as lawmakers consider changes to landmark internet legislation.
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A terse piece of legislation from 1996 has been credited with creating the internet as we know it – and blamed for the flood of misinformation and other ills that have come with it.