Robert Kozinets, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and 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.
Use of Spotify Wrapped has quadrupled since its inception in 2017.
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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.
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter (for now).
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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’s no playbook for how to navigate breakups in the digital age.
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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.
Scenes of protest in Iran are difficult to get out of the country, but TikTok users are rising to the challenge.
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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.
Tik Tok earned USD $12 billion (£10.5 billion) in advertising revenue in 2022.
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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
Many digital services currently hosted on social media platforms are critical to democracy. Governments must build alternative infrastructures that allow citizens to control their own data.
Will Twitter’s future still involve.
fictional narratives created by fan communities in the spirit of old epistolary novels?
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Black Twitter has played a significant role in shaping the platform. In the wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, questions are being asked over the community’s future.