Social media can in fact be made better: Research shows it is possible to reward users for sharing accurate information instead of misinformation
Fighting misinformation doesn’t have to involve restricting content or dampening people’s enthusiasm for sharing it. The key is turning bad habits into good ones.
Wendy Wood, Provost Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Business, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences •
conversation
Aug. 1, 2023 • ~7 min
Aug. 1, 2023 • ~7 min
The end of Twitter – how Elon Musk's rebrand to X could foster the platform's dark side
A rebranding expert on what may lie in store for the transformed social media platform.
Leslie Hallam, Course Director, Psychology of Advertising Masters Programme, Lancaster University •
conversation
July 28, 2023 • ~7 min
July 28, 2023 • ~7 min
Meta's Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
The communities that call Twitter home might decide to pack their bags. If they do, they are unlikely to be able to completely reconstitute themselves elsewhere.
Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
July 9, 2023 • ~9 min
July 9, 2023 • ~9 min
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