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X Chief Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform
Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took ...
Major Shakeup at Social Media Giant Sparks Fan Frenzy: 'What Will This Mean For Us?'
Linda Yaccarino exits as CEO of Elon Musk’s X, leaving users and industry insiders speculating about what’s next.
Reading news on social media for two weeks improves knowledge and fake news recognition, study finds
Consuming news on social media is often associated with "doom scrolling," where people spend excessive time online consuming ...
Sarah Jessica Parker on social media’s political discourse
"Many generations were elected without someone having to say something on Instagram. And I think we can be a lot more ...
Asking Eric: I don’t want my pictures posted on social media ... it causes mental distress seeing them
DEAR SOCIAL: Short answer – yes. There are plenty of reasons that people may not want their photos posted – maybe it’s not an ...
Social media can support or undermine democracy. It comes down to how it's designed
Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.
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Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media’s baffling lingo
Language is evolving rapidly in a world of social media. Our millennial reviewer finds Adam Aleksic's Algospeak to be a ...
How user-generated videos on social media brought Trump’s immigration crackdown to America’s screens
The videos have become a crucial window into the U.S. government’s aggressive efforts to find and apprehend undocumented ...