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By labeling edited social media photos as edited, we could decrease thin ideal internalization, the belief that a woman would be better if she were thinner.

Labelling Edited Selfies on Social Media Might Make Us Less Miserable

By Kristin Houser

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.

By Jon Christian

A New Contest Is Looking For AI That Can Fix How We Get Our News

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A New Contest Is Looking For AI That Can Fix How We Get Our News

By Dan Robitzski

Social Media Giants Need Regulation From a Government That’s Unsure How To Help

Social Media Giants Need Regulation From a Government That’s Unsure How To Help

By Victor Tangermann

Apple, Facebook, and others have rolled out new tools to help us reduce our screen time. But that might not be enough to help us put our phones down.

I Tried Apple’s Screen Time Tool. The Results Were Not Heartening.

By Victor Tangermann

Open-source tool Social Mapper can help white hat hackers keep up with the black hats, but also has the potential to create more of the latter.

Facial Recognition Tool That Tracks People Across Social Media Now Available to Hackers

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Uganda Is Now Forcing Citizens to Pay a Tax to Use Social Media

The Digest: Uganda Is Now Forcing Citizens to Pay a Tax to Use Social Media

By Kristin Houser

Uganda Is Taxing WhatsApp and Facebook, Because Users “Gossip”

Uganda Is Taxing WhatsApp and Facebook, Because Users “Gossip”

By Victor Tangermann

Governments Keep Trying To Shut Down Messaging Apps, But It Never Works The Way They Hope

Governments Keep Trying To Shut Down Messaging Apps, But It Never Works The Way They Hope

By Victor Tangermann

In the Future, Social Media Will Pay You For Your Data

In the Future, Social Media Will Pay You For Your Data

By Victor Tangermann

Robot Showboat: Now Even Our Celeb Feuds Are Automated

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Robot Showboat: Now Even Our Celeb Feuds Are Automated

By Dan Robitzski

Actually, Social Media Isn’t An Echo Chamber

Actually, Social Media Isn’t An Echo Chamber

By Victor Tangermann

Surprise! Quitting Facebook Could Be Bad for You.

Surprise! Quitting Facebook Could Be Bad for You.

By Kristin Houser

Instagram is Trying to Make Users Feel Better Without Scaring Them Off

Instagram is Trying to Make Users Feel Better Without Scaring Them Off

By Claudia Geib

Post-Scandal, Facebook Isn’t The Only Social Media Site In A Downward Spiral

Post-Scandal, Facebook Isn’t The Only Social Media Site In A Downward Spiral

By Lou Del Bello

We’ve Seen What Bots Do to Democracy. Are We Adapting Fast Enough?

We’ve Seen What Bots Do to Democracy. Are We Adapting Fast Enough?

By Claudia Geib

Here’s Why That Recent Abuse of Facebook Data Matters

Here’s Why That Recent Abuse of Facebook Data Matters

By Claudia Geib

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Trump Should Mute People on Twitter Instead of Blocking Them, Says Federal Judge

By Chelsea Gohd

There Are Strict Rules About What Some Federal Employees Can Say on Social Media

There Are Strict Rules About What Some Federal Employees Can Say on Social Media

By Claudia Geib

Facebook is Looking to Help You Find Your Next Job

Facebook is Looking to Help You Find Your Next Job

By Patrick Caughill

Politicians Are Now Facing Legal Action For Sharing Extremists’ Posts on Social Media

Politicians Are Now Facing Legal Action For Sharing Extremists’ Posts on Social Media

By Chelsea Gohd

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EU to Internet Companies: You Have Three Months to Get Rid of Extremist Content

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Obama: Social Media Is “Shaping Our Culture in Powerful Ways”

By Claudia Geib

To Kick Bots off Social Media, Congress Might Have to Get Involved

To Kick Bots off Social Media, Congress Might Have to Get Involved

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To Stop Russian Election Meddlers, Facebook Goes Analog

Please Don’t Post Your Hand Dryer Science Experiment on the Internet

Health & Medicine

Please Don’t Post Your Hand Dryer Science Experiment on the Internet

By Aylin Woodward

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Experts Want Facebook to Take Down Its Messenger Kids App

By Kristin Houser

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Irony Alert? Tech Insiders Form Organization to Combat the Dangers of Technology

Is Facebook’s Overhaul Actually Good for You? For Journalism? For Anyone?

Is Facebook’s Overhaul Actually Good for You? For Journalism? For Anyone?

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YouTube Cracks Down on Eligibility Requirements for Which Video Channels Can be Monetized

By Chelsea Gohd

Suicide could be prevented in Canada with the help of AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Can Canada Use AI to Crack Suicide Trends?

By Chelsea Gohd

A Former Facebook VP Says Social Media Is Destroying Society. And He’s Right.

A Former Facebook VP Says Social Media Is Destroying Society. And He’s Right.

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Should Twitter’s Ban on Hateful Content Apply to President Trump?

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The US Needs “Civic Social Networks” Where Elected Officials and the Public Can Engage

By Chelsea Gohd

More Than 80% of Children Have an Online Presence by the Age of Two

More Than 80% of Children Have an Online Presence by the Age of Two

By Claire Bessant

How the CIA is Using Artificial Intelligence to Collect Social Media Data

Artificial Intelligence

How the CIA is Using Artificial Intelligence to Collect Social Media Data

By Chelsea Gohd

Internet Addiction Is Ruining Lives. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

Health & Medicine

Internet Addiction Is Ruining Lives. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

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Social Media Giants Just Formed An “Anti-Terrorism Partnership”

By Patrick Caughill

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Artificial Intelligence

Terrorists Are Using Social Media for Recruitment. Here’s How We Can Stop Them.

Now, You Can Send Lemonade Over the Internet

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Now, You Can Send Lemonade Over the Internet

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Study Discovers Millennials Aren’t the Biggest Users of Social Media

By Patrick Caughill

Australia Will Now Prosecute Nurses Spreading Anti-Vaccination Messages

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Australia Will Now Prosecute Nurses Spreading Anti-Vaccination Messages

By Science Alert