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
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How One Spook-Run London College Department is Training the World’s Social Media Managers
Staffed by NATO military officers and former government ministers and notorious for training the West’s top spies, the Department of War Studies at King’s College … How One Spook-Run London College Department is Training the World’s Social Media ManagersRead more
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Highland Park Suspect Was in Online Communities
Residents of Highland Park, Illinois, are mourning the now seven victims of the July Fourth parade mass shooting, when a gunman climbed onto a rooftop … Highland Park Suspect Was in Online CommunitiesRead more
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Facebook Is Helping Anti-Abortion Clinics Collect Highly Sensitive Info on People
As fears grow that authorities could use online data to prosecute people who violate statewide abortion bans, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned, “those seeking, … Facebook Is Helping Anti-Abortion Clinics Collect Highly Sensitive Info on PeopleRead more
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