A survey by Redact.dev, a software company whose program can help you remove previous “contentious” posts from your social media, found that 27% of social media users […]
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There’s a better way than fact-checking COVID posts
by Faye Flam The right and left may not agree on what constitutes misinformation, but both would like to see less of it on social media. And […]
2021: The year of losing friends
by Gustavo Arellano Frank was everything I was not. White. Middle-aged. A father. Rich. Republican. We somehow still hit it off years ago. He was a faithful […]
The price of leaving Facebook unchecked
In August 2017, the Myanmar military, backed by civilian mobs, launched a coordinated attack against the Rohingya Muslims living in the country’s Rahkine state. The massacre — […]
WVU investigating social media posts by four students
MORGANTOWN — Four West Virginia University students could be facing disciplinary action after making online posts that violated the University’s safety policy. According to a Wednesday press […]
1 in 4 adults are estranged from family — and paying a psychological price
by Galit Atlas Search “toxic parents” on Instagram, and you’ll find more than 38,000 posts, largely urging young adults to cut ties with their families. The idea […]
Gosar’s conduct is unbecoming of a U.S. representative
On Sunday, Nov. 14, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) posted to Twitter and Instagram a video created by his campaign that depicted him committing violence against fellow representative […]
A chronological feed wouldn’t fix Facebook’s problems
by Cathy O’Neil There’s been a lot of discussion, since the Facebook Files were leaked, about how to repair the social media platform. A lot of this […]
Nextdoor was supposed to encourage kindness
by Robin Abcarian It’s become conventional wisdom that the proliferation of social media sites and the ease with which strangers can communicate has led to a deterioration […]
Mon Schools superintendent: TikTok can’t keep you out of trouble
These days, Eddie Campbell Jr. makes his living as superintendent of Monongalia County Schools. He was a high school principal before that. During Tuesday night’s meeting of […]
