A jury in California has convicted a former Twitter employee of spying for Saudi Arabia by providing the kingdom private information about Saudi dissidents. Prosecutors … Saudi Spying Inside TwitterRead more
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How Amazon, Google, and Facebook Helped Fund the Campaign to Overturn Roe
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the country’s top internet companies quickly responded with commitments to help employees in states that moved to … How Amazon, Google, and Facebook Helped Fund the Campaign to Overturn RoeRead more
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Stop Feeding Your Brain Junk Food
Humans evolved to seek out sugar because it was a scarce source of energy. But when we learned how to produce sugar on an industrial … Stop Feeding Your Brain Junk FoodRead more
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People enter a ‘dissociative state’ when using social media
Sometimes when we are reading a good book, it’s like we are transported into another world and we stop paying attention to what’s around us. … People enter a ‘dissociative state’ when using social mediaRead more
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Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy
Within the past 15 years, social media has insinuated itself into American life more deeply than food-delivery apps into our diets and microplastics into our … Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining DemocracyRead more
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Social Media Is Attention Alcohol
Last year, researchers at Instagram published disturbing findings from an internal study on the app’s effect on young women. “Thirty-two percent of teen girls said … Social Media Is Attention AlcoholRead more
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The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
Suppose that the biblical story of Creation were true: God created the universe in six days, including all the laws of physics and all the … The Dark Psychology of Social NetworksRead more
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Can Sandy Hook Lawsuits Help Turn the Tide on Disinformation?
Two years of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s text messages have now been turned over to the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection. … Can Sandy Hook Lawsuits Help Turn the Tide on Disinformation?Read more