What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?

Many people are feeling the urge to quit Facebook. It’s not hard to do, technically speaking. It’s a good idea, however, to pause first and look back on your digital memories.

Michael Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University • conversation
Oct. 15, 2021 ~5 min

Don't know how your data is used, or how to protect it? You're not alone – but you can improve your data literacy

If you don’t understand how your data is being used, and how to manage this, you’re not alone.

Elinor Carmi, Lecturer in Media and Communication, City, University of London • conversation
Oct. 11, 2021 ~7 min


Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified that the company's algorithms are dangerous – here's how they can manipulate you

You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media, your cognitive biases can lead you astray, something organized disinformation campaigns count on.

Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 ~10 min

Facebook's scandals and outage test users' frenemy relationship

Facebook users no longer see the site as a confidant. They’re struggling with how to deal with a messy codependence – and whether to just break up and move on with healthier friends.

Elizabeth Stoycheff, Associate Professor of Communication, Wayne State University • conversation
Oct. 6, 2021 ~7 min

Cyberbullying among teens: our research shows online abuse and school bullying are often linked

We explored experiences of cyberbullying among young people in the UK. This is what we found.

Maria Ioannou, Reader in Investigative & Forensic Psychology, University of Huddersfield • conversation
Oct. 6, 2021 ~7 min

Facebook's algorithms fueled massive foreign propaganda campaigns during the 2020 election – here's how algorithms can manipulate you

You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media your cognitive biases can lead you astray, something organized disinformation campaigns count on.

Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2021 ~10 min

Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise – here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years

There is ample research about how harmful Instagram is for teen girls, especially around body image. It turns out Facebook’s own research confirms it.

Christia Spears Brown, Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky • conversation
Sept. 16, 2021 ~6 min

How 'engagement' makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media

You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media your cognitive biases can lead you astray.

Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
Sept. 10, 2021 ~9 min


What is Section 230? An expert on internet law and regulation explains the legislation that paved the way for Facebook, Google and Twitter

A terse piece of legislation from 1996 has been credited with creating the internet as we know it – and blamed for the flood of misinformation and other ills that have come with it.

Abbey Stemler, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Faculty Associate Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Indiana University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2021 ~5 min

Big tech has a vaccine misinformation problem – here's what a social media expert recommends

Combating vaccine misinformation on social media requires blocking sources of misinformation – and giving researchers access to data about how misinformation spreads.

Anjana Susarla, Omura-Saxena Professor of Responsible AI, Michigan State University • conversation
July 29, 2021 ~8 min

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