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The Boston Globe2y
For safer social media, we have to get under the hood of tech
In a recent editorial, the Globe correctly identifies ... Council for Responsible Social Media, a bipartisan initiative that unites policy makers, researchers, and affected communities to bring ...
The Globe and Mail3y
The rise of ‘finfluencers’ – how social media advice affects financial planning
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The Washington Post5y
1.5 billion children around globe affected by school closure. What countries are doing to keep kids learning during pandemic.
There are now nearly 1.5 billion children around the globe — or 87 percent of Earth ... “We are using social media tools to keep alive the relationship between teachers and students, and ...
Florida Today4mon
'Unrealistic expectations and unrealistic goals': How social media affects adults
An article posted in March 2024 by the University of California-Davis noted that in 2023, there were 4.9 billion people across the globe using social media. The piece estimated the average person ...
Psychology Today2y
Social Media and Empathy Around the Globe
In debates among academics, journalists, and across dinner tables around the globe, people question whether social media is making modern society less empathic. These types of debates occur ...
The New York Times1y
Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?
New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated ... in the idea that presenting people with information will affect their beliefs and decisions. But if that is not true, then the ...