Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resources

An experiment in Egypt suggests ways to spread information for women facing domestic violence.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Aug. 7, 2023 ~8 min

Q&A: Alexey Makarin on why social media harms youth mental health

MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Aug. 4, 2023 ~7 min


These 3 health topics fare the best on TikTok

Sexual health, diet, and exercise steal the show when it comes to popular health-related videos on TikTok, a study finds.

Washington State • futurity
Aug. 2, 2023 ~6 min

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

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

Is Threads bad for privacy? Not uniquely, expert says

Is the new social network Threads a privacy nightmare? An expert argues that it doesn't represent a new threat to people already using Facebook or Instagram.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 25, 2023 ~10 min

AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here's how they work

AI can generate a synthetic voice that sounds just like a loved one.

Oliver Buckley, Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of East Anglia • conversation
July 12, 2023 ~6 min

Why big changes early in life can help later on

Study shows moving can help foster a more robust social network, by strengthening “long ties” with others.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2023 ~8 min


As Meta launches its Threads microblogging site, Twitter is being kicked while it's down

With competitors like Threads launching, where does Twitter go from here?

John Colley, Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
July 10, 2023 ~8 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

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