Tag: Social media
Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram...
Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the...
There’s a long history of dances being pilfered for profit –...
Jill Vasbinder, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In January 2020, 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created what would become one of...
How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to...
Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Florida International University
In “BLACK EFFECT,” a track from Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2018 collaborative album “EVERYTHING...
#MeToo on TikTok: Teens use viral trend to speak out about...
Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky
A recent TikTok video that has been liked by almost half a million...
Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are...
Benjamin Kaveladze, University of California, Irvine
Aristotle called humans “the social animal,” and people have recognized for centuries that...
How social media turns online arguments between teens into real-world violence
Caitlin Elsaesser, University of Connecticut
The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January exposed the power of social...
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...
Audio chatrooms like Clubhouse have become the hot new media by...
Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon
Google “What is Clubhouse?” and you’ll find a flurry of articles written in the...
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We’re increasingly bombarded with choices – and it’s stressing us out
Thomas Saltsman, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Log onto Netflix, and you’ll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles....
