Tag: Social media misuse
Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in...
7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader
H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University
The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter...
6 ways to protect your mental health from social media’s dangers
Jelena Kecmanovic, Georgetown University
More than one-third of American adults view social media as harmful to their mental health, according to a new survey from...
Profit, not free speech, governs media companies’ decisions on controversy
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
For decades, U.S. media companies have limited the content they’ve offered based on what’s good for business. The decisions by...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
