Social Media

If you didn’t post it on social media, did it even happen? Social media is an umbrella term for platforms that enable users to post media (images, text, videos) to the platform and interact with other users. While specific motivations may vary, the general purpose of social media is to publicly share an aspect of your life. On Facebook that may be a misinformed political rant, on Twitter a witty remark about a viral topic, on Instagram a #humblebrag snapshot of your recent vacation, on TikTok a lip-sync video or cringe-y attempt at a new dance trend. Social media is also a major way to get news (accuracy varies wildly) learn about new trends, stay in touch with friends, and read/view apologies by influencers and celebrities who did something stupid on said platform.

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Pinterest becomes first platform to completely ban climate misinformation

Twitter says it's working on an edit button for real

Elon Musk's Twitter stock purchase already paying off (for him)


Even Donald Trump doesn't use Truth Social as downloads for the app stall

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The secret Wikipedia prank behind the Pringles mascot's first name

Instagram's chronological feed is back, but you have to work for it



Twitter decides against force-feeding users its algorithm after all

Twitter makes it easy to swipe away from its annoying algorithm-fueled timeline

DuckDuckGo 'down-ranks' Russian disinformation. The search engine's users are not happy.

Substack launches iOS app so you can ditch the emails

Inside Truth Social: Hands on with Trump's social media platform

Update: Telegram says it will ‘protect user data at any cost’

TikTok shuts down livestreams in Russia and (finally) rolls out 'state-run media' labels

Russia moves to block Facebook across the entire country

What social media platforms are doing to stop misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Twitter expands 'Birdwatch,' its crowdsourced fact-checking program


Reddit has quarantined r/Russia due to misinformation

Russia's war on social media isn't going well, either
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