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Doctors warn of ‘dangerous’ social media trend harming the health of kids as young as 12
Researchers noted some are “particularly dangerous as they can lead to unpredictable health consequences and even death.” ...
A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet
Organizations that track the material are reporting a surge in A.I. images and videos, which are threatening to overwhelm law ...
Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it
Moving from innocuous examples, consider the spread of misinformation on social media. Misinformation is false information that is spread unintentionally, while disinformation is false information ...
Opinion
Warning: These Social Media Rules Will Erode Civil Liberties
If lawmakers get their way, social media users will see warnings about the potential toll their scrolling could be taking on their mental health.
Pew Research Center3d
10 facts about teens and social media
Nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube. Majorities also use TikTok (63%), Instagram (61%) and Snapchat (55%).
Harvard Medical School5d
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media - Berkman Klein Center
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media Share To rebootingsocialmedia.org The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is a three-year, “pop-up” research initiative to accelerate progress towards ...
PsyPost on MSN6d
Positive attitudes toward AI linked to more prone to problematic social media use
People who have a more favorable view of artificial intelligence tend to spend more time on social media and may be more ...
Harvard Business Review4d
Branding in the Age of Social Media - Harvard Business Review
Social media was supposed to usher in a golden age of branding. But things didn’t turn out that way. Marketers originally thought that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter would let them bypass ...