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Fact-checking is seen as an effective strategy to combat misinformation and disinformation.
Meta has obtained a court order to stop former senior employee Sarah Wynn-Williams from discussing her memoir – despite its new commitment to ‘free expression’.
Kids who play Roblox games describe ‘scary’ virtual currencies and ‘cash grab’ random rewards.
Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
How does coming of age in Australia look now compared to in the year 2000? Evidence shows young people now have it much worse.
The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. And it can affect what we think of medicines, and the side-effects we report.
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making the platforms safer offers an alternative path.
At the centre of the new Netflix show is a devastating truth: the most dangerous place in the world for a teenager is alone in their bedroom.
‘Momma’s right here and she’s pissed’: influencers can show wildlife to their audience without traumatising baby wombats
Rigorous enforcement of content moderation policies and absolute insistence on direct and meaningful consent are critical in the era of porn as social media.
The fediverse promises an egalitarian, noncommercial alternative to Big Tech for social media, but there’s a lot of work needed to make it work.
Teenagers become far less likely to speak to parents about online concerns and turn to their peers instead.
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
Don’t tune out. Do be strategic about where, how and when you get your information. A media literacy expert explains how to have good ‘news hygiene.’
What drives surfers to hit the waves as a cyclone approaches the coast? And what will it take to get them to stop?
An unprecedented sighting of a “black seadevil” fish in surface waters triggered a global outpouring of empathy for the deep sea.
The IRS hasn’t issued clear guidance for them yet.
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