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Tag: Social Media
The positive reinforcement of social networking sites can increase behaviors like binge drinking
Social-media sites – for example, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook – that provide clear networking functions such as liking, sharing, commenting, and personal messaging with other users or “followers” are popular among youth. They have also become a prime milieu for the socialization of young people’s alcohol use. These results and others will be shared at the 44th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), which will be held virtually this year from the 19th – 23rd of June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health and Socializing: Why People Use Mixed-Reality Sports Tech
New technologies allow users to do things like race their real bikes against other real people in a virtual world, and a new study outlines what motivates people to use these online platforms. The findings offer insights for future iterations of these technologies – and how to market them.
Trump’s blog failed because visitors can’t “own the libs”
“From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” a blog that the former president launched after getting banned from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, has shut down after just a month. According to Binghamton University computer science professor Jeremy…
180 million Parler posts show discussion dominated by Trump, conversative topics, conspiracy theories
Article title: A Large Open Dataset from the Parler Social Network Authors: Max Aliapoulios, Emmi Bevensee, Jeremy Blackburn, Barry Bradlyn, Emiliano De Cristofaro, Gianluca Stringhini, Savvas Zannettou From the authors: “This paper presents a dataset of 183M Parler posts made by…
Does deplatforming work? Research explores effects of banning users from social network platforms
Article title: Understanding the Effect of Deplatforming on Social Networks Authors: Shiza Ali, Mohammad Hammas Saeed, Esraa Aldreabi, Jeremy Blackburn, Emiliano De Cristofaro, Savvas Zannettou, Gianluca Stringhini From the authors: “We find that users who get banned on Twitter/Reddit exhibit an…
Social media influencing grows more precarious in digital age
Influencing millions of people on social media and being paid handsomely is not as easy as it looks, according to new Cornell University research.
People are persuaded by social media messages, not view numbers
People are more persuaded by the actual messages contained in social media posts than they are by how many others viewed the posts, a new study suggests.
Facebook Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Underscores Need For Clear Regulatory Frameworks for Social Media
The Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling temporarily upholding the social media giant’s ban on former President Donald J. Trump, which they said must be reassessed within six months, notes that the parameters for an indefinite suspension are not defined in any…
‘Who is guarding Facebook’s guardians?’ Lawmakers can step up oversight
Facebook’s Oversight Board voted to uphold the social media company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump on its platforms but insisted the company must review the suspension to determine an appropriate length of time and develop clearer policies to balance…
Facebook Decides the Fate of Former Pres. Trump’s Account: American University Experts Available
Facebook Decides the Fate of Former Pres. Trump’s Account: American University Experts Available WHAT: The Facebook Oversight Board announced its decision on the future of former President Trump’s Facebook account this morning. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended a…
IU Kelley School expert available to discuss Facebook Oversight Board’s decision on Trump’s account
Reporters: Girish Mallapragada, a social media marketing expert at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, will be available Wednesday, after Facebook’s Oversight Board announces whether to uphold or reverse Facebook’s indefinite ban on former President Donald Trump. In advance…
Older adults use social media to compensate for fewer in-person interactions, UAH study says
A lack of in-person interactions is a primary driver for older people to use social media, according to a first of its kind study of older users by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.
Arguing on the internet: UW researchers studying how to make online arguments productive
University of Washington researchers worked with almost 260 people to understand online disagreements and to develop potential design interventions that could make these discussions more productive and centered around relationship-building.
Vaccine selfies: Promoting health safety outweighs potential feelings of FOMO
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrities were as active as government and health officials in spreading the word about our health, using social media to encourage people to wash hands, wear masks and social distance. The “vaccine selfie,” as…
Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying
New research suggests that these increased hours spent online may be associated with cyberbullying behaviors. According to a study by the University of Georgia, higher social media addiction scores, more hours spent online, and identifying as male significantly predicted cyberbullying perpetration in adolescents.
Flagging coronavirus misinformation tweets changes user behaviors, UAH research shows
When Twitter flags tweets containing coronavirus misinformation, that really does affect the degree of validity most people ascribe to those messages, says new research based on a novel branching survey by three professors at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.
American University Experts Available to Comment on Congress Hearing on Fake News & Misinformation on Social Media Platforms
American University Experts Available to Comment on Congress Hearing on Fake News & Misinformation on Social Media Platforms What: Today, the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee are holding joint hearing on misinformation and…
FoMO Nudges Students Toward Future Happiness
A new study found that college students are challenging traditional ideas of where and how they invest their time. They are preparing for the future by investing in relationships and leveraging the “fear of missing out,” or FoMO, as a reminder to seize the day.
Health ads in users’ customized online sites may evoke negative reactions
Tweaking the look of a social media profile may subtly alter a person’s reaction to the health messages that appear on that site, according to researchers. They add that these reactions could influence whether the users heed the advice of those messages.
A year of COVID-19: Researchers pivot to answer questions raised by the pandemic
When news started circulating early last year about a virus in China that was spreading like wildfire, faculty researchers found themselves evaluating their projects and wondering how they could contribute their skills and knowledge to this global problem.
New book considers democracy’s future, improving governance
University of Illinois Chicago researcher Zizi Papacharissi draws on interviews conducted with everyday citizens of more than 30 countries
Study Highlights Pitfalls Associated With ‘Cybervetting’ Job Candidates
A recent study of how human resources professionals review online information and social media profiles of job candidates highlights the ways in which so-called “cybervetting” can introduce bias and moral judgment into the hiring process.
In a Contentious Era, How Do Friends with Different Values Stick Together? Faculty and Student Research Sheds Light
Americans are perhaps more polarized today than at any time since the Civil War. This idea has become ingrained in contemporary American discourse, popping up with increasing frequency in media coverage, in public opinion studies, and in research about how social media and its “filter bubbles” are driving polarization.
Web science pioneer says we need a better definition of misinformation if we want social media to weed it out.
With even companies like Facebook running prominent ads favoring internet regulation, technologists have an important role to play in creating effective policies. For example, social media companies need a better definition of misinformation in order to weed it out, says…
Sociologists study high-risk populations in low-tech communities
Closed religious communities such as the Amish are high-risk populations for the spread of both infectious diseases and public health misinformation, according to sociologists who are working with data from Amish and Mennonite settlements to understand the COVID-19-related beliefs and behaviors.
Facebook’s news feed block in Australia stokes fear, resistance
Facebook has issued a controversial decision to block news feeds in Australia in response to a planned law that would require the tech giant to pay news outlets who post to and drive traffic to their platform. The move came…
Being Aware of How Social Media Affects Adolescents’ Body Image, During National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
As National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (Feb. 22-28) approaches, it’s important for parents to be aware of how social media affects adolescents’ body image. Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., a senior research scientist and director of the Youth, Media and Wellbeing Research…
Social Tool Tracks Brand Reputation in Real Time and in the Long Term
An international team of researchers has developed a tool for assessing brand reputation in real time and over time. In a demonstration that looked at leading brands, the researchers found that changes in a given brand’s stock shares reflected real-time changes in the brand’s reputation.
In limiting political content, Facebook risks advancing censorship narrative
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will begin implementing changes to its algorithm to reduce political content on its users’ news feeds. The social media giant will be testing its new algorithm this week on users in Canada, Brazil and…
Experts available to comment on volatility in share prices of GameStop, other retail stocks
Indiana University experts on global financial markets, stock values, risk and investing are available to comment on the unprecedented volatility in share prices of GameStop and other retail stocks.
NEW RESEARCH: MONITORING ONLINE POSTS BY CONSUMERS COULD HELP IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY
An estimated 48 million cases of foodborne illness are contracted in the U.S. annually, causing about 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to CDC. In some instances, the source is well known, but 80 percent of food poisoning cases are of unknown origin. A new study published by Risk Analysis, proposes a new Food Safety Monitoring System that utilizes data mining on websites to identify products associated with food-related illnesses.
Pitch: Shutting down social media platforms somewhat effective in curbing hate speech, but not a long-term solution
While deplatforming (shutting down social media platforms) can be effective in reducing users and content produced, it’s not a long-term solution for what is a very complex issue, according to Jeremy Blackburn, assistant professor of computer science at Binghamton University,…
Social media shutdown
FACULTY Q&A The move by Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat to remove or suspend President Donald Trump’s accounts and decisions by Google, Apple and Amazon that led to a shutdown of Parler continues to bring questions about the unchecked power of…
Social media actions following Capitol riot: U-M experts can discuss
EXPERTS ADVISORY The University of Michigan has experts who can talk about social media deactivation of President Trump’s accounts and the move by Google, Apple and Amazon to suspend the Parler app and the company’s resulting shutdown of the site.…
@FreeSpeechMTSU director @KenPaulson1 reminds 1st Amendment doesn’t say @Twitter & @Facebook shall make no rules.
Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center, at Middle Tennessee State University, is available to provide expertise on how First Amendment Rights apply to social media. In this interview, he breaks down the First Amendment and Free Speech as…
120 million Parler posts reveal users shared content related to Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge election
In recent news, archivists have saved content by users on the social media platform Parler, which was booted by big tech companies like Apple and Amazon. Those posts largely revolve around support for Donald Trump and his efforts during the…
Expert can discuss future of social media and its impact on U.S. democracy
Expert can discuss future of social media and its impact on U.S. democracy Monica Stephens’ research focuses on social media and societal trends, including incivility and misinformation on social media BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo expert Monica Stephens is…
Study: In social media safety messages, the pictures should match the words
When using social media to nudge people toward safe and healthy behaviors, it’s critical to make sure the words match the pictures, according to a new study. After looking at social media posts, parents of young children were better able to recall safety messages such as how to put a baby safely to sleep when the images in the posts aligned with the messages in the text.
A Force of Influence: Children as YouTube Stars
Benjamin Burroughs, an assistant professor of journalism and media studies at UNLV, examines the emergent digital media landscape where children are cultivated as child “influencers” and explores the ethical considerations of child-created content on social media sites like YouTube.
Disinformation expert untangles fake news sources in social media
Staying current with reliable news about subjects like election security, pandemic mask effectiveness and vaccine safety is an overwhelming prospect for most people. Few can follow the scientific journals and reputable — though competing — opinions in national news outlets.…
Muscle & Nerve Editorial Board Adds Social Media Manager Role
Mohamed Kazamel, MD, has been selected to join the Muscle & Nerve Editorial Board. Dr. Kazamel will be responsible for managing Muscle & Nerve’s social media accounts, gaining followers, and growing the journal’s presence across all platforms.
From the heart: Study shows impact of social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners
Anyone who’s on social media right now has probably seen them: Passionate pleas from health care workers, asking for the public to realize how bad the COVID-19 pandemic has gotten, and urging them to take steps to slow the spread of coronavirus.
But do these first-person posts from the heart actually have any effect? A new study suggests so.
Study Finds Strong Links Between Trust and Social Media Use
A recent study finds a powerful correlation between the extent to which users trust Facebook, and the intensity of their Facebook use. The study also finds what contributes to that user trust.
Facebook antitrust case unlikely to change social network landscape
A coalition of states and the Federal Trade Commission are accusing Facebook of illegally cutting down competition, and are suing the tech giant in federal district court. George Hay, professor of law at Cornell University, an expert on antitrust and…
Labeling paid ‘influencer’ vaping posts as ads draws attention
Social media influencers vaping glamorously into their social media feeds are often not doing so for free. And new research suggests that calling out their pay-to-play posts as advertisements in a plain, obvious way might have an impact on young people.
What Makes COVID Misinformation So Tough to Stop on Social Media
A recent study highlights two of the reasons that misinformation about COVID-19 is so difficult to tackle on social media: most people think they’re above average at spotting misinformation; and misinformation often triggers negative emotions that resonate with people.
Facebook hate speech algorithm overhaul ‘too vague’ for public confidence
Facebook is in early stages of overhauling its algorithms in order to more aggressively crack down on anti-Black hate speech, while less-aggressively policing anti-White comments. Nathan Matias, an assistant professor of communication at Cornell University, studies algorithms and the role…
Discrimination on social media results in higher depression, anxiety among minority males
Exposure to ethnic discrimination on social media is associated with higher symptoms of depression and anxiety among young Hispanic males, according to a study by researchers at Florida International University’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work.
Facebook, Twitter face Senate: will they stop fake-news avalanche?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about actions their companies have taken to stem the spread of misinformation in the lead up to and following the U.S. election.…