Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement
Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media Social media and...
Disinformation is rampant on social media – a social psychologist explains the tactics used against you
Disinformation campaigns use emotional and rhetorical tricks to try to get you to share propaganda and falsehoods. hobo_018/E+ via Getty Images H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State...
Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts
Citizens have sometimes been surprised to find public officials blocking people from viewing their social media feeds. alashi/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University...
People dig deeper to fact-check social media posts when paired with someone who doesn’t share their perspective – new research
Joining up with someone who holds a different perspective influences your take on online posts. Frazao Studio Latino/E+ via Getty Images Eli Gottlieb, George Washington University...
Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most ‘authentic’ social media platform
X CEO Elon Musk has argued that his social media platform allows users to ‘be their true selves.’ Nathan Howard/Getty Images Michael Serazio, Boston College Why...
Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix social media’s crisis of legitimacy
Content moderators like these workers make decisions about online communities based on company dictates. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Washington Post via Getty Images Ethan Zuckerman, UMass...
The ‘Zoom effect’ and the possible link between videochatting and appearance dissatisfaction
Unhappiness with your online appearance can lead to negative thinking and poor body image. Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images Emily Hemendinger, University of Colorado Anschutz...
Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
Meta’s new Threads platform is going gangbusters, but that doesn’t mean it will replace Twitter. AP Photo/Richard Drew Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder Meta’s Threads...
US agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AI
Government agencies can track you, thanks to the vast amounts of personal information available for sale. metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images Anne Toomey McKenna, University of Richmond...
What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls
Twitter itself produces a lot of data that’s available nowhere else. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University What do a cybersecurity researcher building...
Nobel Peace Prize for journalists serves as reminder that freedom of the press is under threat from strongmen and social media
Nobel Peace Prize for journalists serves as reminder that freedom of the press is under threat from strongmen and social media When the reporter becomes the story....