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A new Nebraska law wants to make social media less addictive for kids
Nebraska's governor, Jim Pillen, signed a law that restricts social media design features that keep kids hooked on the ...
US to ban foreign officials over 'flagrant censorship' on social media
The U.S. will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ...
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The Impact of Social Media Technologies on Supplier and Customer Relationship Management: An Empirical Analysis in the U.S.
This study also empirically investigated the impact of social media technologies on supplier and customer relationship management using sample data from U.S. industrial organizations. Hypotheses were ...
Texas moves forward with expansive social media ban for minors, reigniting debate over platform restrictions
Texas is poised to become the second state to enact an across-the-board ban on social media for minors before its state ...
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Missouri Attorney General Introduces New Rule Requiring Social Media Companies to Offer Competitor Content Moderators
Utilizing regulatory powers under its UDAP law, the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (the ​“MMPA”), Missouri Attorney General Andrew ...
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Social Media Reforms Urged for Youth Mental Health
and Young Adults – Toward Improved Social Media Policies Among those involved is Prof. Adrian Meier, Professorship for Communication Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
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Youth Social Media Ban: Global Evidence Disputes Efficacy
Others argue that banning under-16s from social media will drive them to less regulated online spaces, including online forums such as the notorious 4Chan, where some pages have an explicit "no rules" ...
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Pope Leo XIV shares his first social media post as pontiff and deletes all his personal accounts
is representative of the changing role of online identities in professional contexts.Pope Leo XIV's social media policy highlights a larger movement in which people and organizations go out of ...
Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise
There is no doubt social media presents risks to young people. These include cyberbullying, posts related to disordered eating or self-harm, hate speech, and the basic risk of spending long hours ...
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Former mayor reveals ‘vile’ online abuse after statement on Hamas attack, as council reviews social media policy
He reported the comments function on the social media post online had to be turned off due to “vile comments”. The war in Gaza erupted with Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack on southern Israel ...
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TikTok Therapy? The Pros and Cons of Social Media Psychology
Just the other day, my wife forwarded me another TikTok video that discussed gaslighting — one of my least favorite discussions in the social media whirlwind that focuses on mental health ...
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American Pope promises to have an ‘an active social media presence’ after using his old account to criticize Trump
On Tuesday, the Dicastery for Communication — the Vatican's communications office — said that Pope Leo XIV will maintain an "active social media presence" on the Church's official papal ...