Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.

Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate & Environmental Studies, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 11, 2025 • ~10 min

Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation

Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.

Camille Grenier, Associated Expert at the Technology and Global Affairs Innovation Hub, Sciences Po • conversation
March 21, 2025 • ~11 min

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

Meta’s decision could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation on its apps, including misleading or out-of-context claims during disasters.

Jill Hopke, Associate Professor of Journalism, DePaul University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~8 min

What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation

The company says the change aims to promote free expression and reduce censorship.

Denitsa Dineva, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff University • conversation
Jan. 10, 2025 • ~6 min

The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences

Although these activities have been around for decades, there are signs that some are making a comeback.

Paige Williams, Doctoral student in Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University • conversation
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~8 min

Will Meta’s Orion smart glasses be the next ‘iPhone moment’? Expert Q&A

Meta leader Mark Zuckerberg has given the world a sneak preview of the Orion glasses – but will they change the world?

Peter Butcher, Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction, Bangor University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2024 • ~8 min

Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation

Florida and Texas sought to prevent social media companies from deciding which posts can be promoted, demoted or blocked. The Supreme Court said the tech companies can moderate as they please.

Lynn Greenky, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University • conversation
July 1, 2024 • ~7 min

AI chatbots are intruding into online communities where people are trying to connect with other humans

People participate in online communities to share experiences and sympathy. AI chatbots that join the conversation can only pretend to offer either.

Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 20, 2024 • ~9 min

Using AI to monitor the internet for terror content is inescapable – but also fraught with pitfalls

The complex task of tackling online terror needs human eyes as well as artificial intelligence.

David Wells, Honorary Research Associate at the Cyber Threats Research Centre, Swansea University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~8 min

Are social media apps ‘dangerous products’? 2 scholars explain how the companies rely on young users but fail to protect them

As legislators rail against social media companies, the companies continue to put millions of young people at risk. Here’s how − and what can be done about it.

Sara Parker, Research Analyst at the Media Ecosystem Observatory, McGill University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 • ~9 min

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