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Between posts about conspiracy theories and right-wing grievances was an unusual advertisement: a photo of former President Donald J. Trump holding a $1,000 bill made of gold, which he was apparently offering free to supporters. ...
In the months ahead of what’s likely to be a brutal Republican presidential primary, Donald Trump and his 2024 campaign are laying the groundwork for his big, bombastic return to major social media platforms. Such ...
University of Southern California (USC) researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms’ structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information. The team’s findings, published by Proceedings of ...
the Indian government wants social media companies to rely on fact-checking done by government agencies. Yikes! The plan surfaced in draft amendments to IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 that requires ...
Love Island, one of the biggest reality TV shows in the UK, has returned this week. But this time, the fresh-faced stars of the latest series won’t have active social media profiles for the duration ...
WASHINGTON — Not long after Randy Watt died of Covid-19, his daughter Danielle sat down at her computer, searching for clues as to why the smart and thoughtful man she knew had refused to get ...
Iran has been gripped by protests for several weeks since Jina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, was arrested for not wearing the hijab as prescribed by the regime. Amini subsequently died in police custody ...
TikTok is offering cheaper advertising rates than rival social media platforms as the fast-growing video app moves to grab a larger share of the digital ads market amid a slowdown in online spending. Advertisers, industry ...
By the time you go to sleep tonight, there’s a good chance that you’ll have looked at your phone hundreds of times since this morning — including glances at social media. It’s something pretty much ...
