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Social Media

A collection of 33 Posts

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it post image
Fake News Analysis Mental Illness Social Contagion Salem Witch Trials Misinformation Disinformation Echo Chambers Scapegoating False Information Rumors Psychology Social Media Social Media & Democracy Complex Contagion

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it

by Shaon Lahiri
Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed post image
Social Media & Democracy Analysis Social Media Democracy Technology Autocracy Social Media & Society Technology Design Misinformation Fake News

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

by Lisa Schirch
Zuckerberg and Musk have shown that Big Tech doesn’t care about facts post image
Post-Truth Social Media Social Media & Far-Right Elon Musk Mark Zuckerberg Fact-Check Artificial Intelligence (AI) Democracy Influence in Politics Foreign Influence Misinformation Meta X (Formerly Known As Twitter) X Big Tech

Zuckerberg and Musk have shown that Big Tech doesn’t care about facts

by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The Trump revolution: Where it came from and where it’s going post image
Long-Read Analysis Neoliberalism Donald Trump Trumpism US Elections 2024 US Presidential Election Authoritarianism Populism Right-Wing Populism National Populism Liberal Democracy Democracy Republicans Citizens United Proportional Representation (PR) Social Media

The Trump revolution: Where it came from and where it’s going

by Geoffrey Hodgson
Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square post image
UK Politics Jess Phillips UK Government Labour Party Labour Government United Kingdom Women Online Abuse of Women Online Abuse Elon Musk X X (Formerly Known As Twitter) Women in Politics Online Misogyny Social Media Social Media Abuse BlueSky

Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square

by Susan Watson
Trump team urges US Supreme Court to halt looming TikTok ban post image
TikTok Ban Donald Trump United States US Supreme Court TikTok Social Media UK Politics Democrats Republicans Biden Administration US Government US Justice Department China Chinese Communist Party Chinese Government

Trump team urges US Supreme Court to halt looming TikTok ban

by Wikinews
The X-odus to BlueSky: A dug in a blue sky post image
OPINION BlueSky Elon Musk Far-Right Hate Speech Social Media Tech X (Formerly Known As Twitter)

The X-odus to BlueSky: A dug in a blue sky

by Wee Ginger Dug
Two years on, has Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter transformed the platform or tarnished it beyond repair? post image
Social Media Business Elon Musk X (Formerly Known As Twitter) Conspiracy Theories Stats TODAY+

Two years on, has Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter transformed the platform or tarnished it beyond repair?

by Europeans TODAY
Musk’s plan to axe X’s block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers post image
Online Abuse Social Media X (Formerly Known As Twitter) Elon Musk Social Media & Society Social Media Abuse Online Safety Women Violence Against Women

Musk’s plan to axe X’s block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers

by openDemocracy
Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end post image
Health Public Health Markets Cigarettes Opioids Sugar Guns Sugary Drinks Sugary Foods Firearms Epidemics Opioid Overdose Business Philanthropy & NonProfits Gun Industry Research Social Media Social Media & Society Meta Market-Driven Epidemics Ultra-Processed Food (UPF)

Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end

by Jonathan D. Quick
Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result post image
Legitimisation of the Far-Right Analysis Anti-Muslim Hate Asylum Seekers Anti-Migrants Britain First British National Party (BNP) Boris Johnson Conservative Party English Defence League (EDL) Far-Right Riots 2024 Far-Right Islamophobia Keir Starmer Misinformation Riots Rishi Sunak Social Media & Far-Right Social Media Tories United Kingdom UK Politics

Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result

by Professor Chris Allen
Telegram takes action against UK channels inciting violence post image
Social Media & Far-Right Telegram Social Media Far-Right Far-Right Riots 2024 Far-Right Terrorism Violence United Kingdom

Telegram takes action against UK channels inciting violence

by Europeans TODAY