Browsing: Social media

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states. It is a…

After years of mounting scrutiny over TikTok’s data practices, in 2024 the Chinese video platform was threatened with a forced…

Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries. Take X, for example. Users of what was…

Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the…

In an era where misinformation spreads like wildfire, the conversation surrounding the responsibilities of social media platforms has never been…

Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the…

TikTok has unveiled its Instagram rival, TikTok Notes, launching initially in specific regions including Canada and Australia, accessible for download…

A survey by Media.com, a pioneering online network providing source information, underscores a strong public preference for the identities of social…

Does the Chinese government have officials inside TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, pulling the strings? And does the storing of data…

South Africa’s first fully-fledged creator house, Ya Rona House, has been unveiled in Johannesburg. Positioned as the ultimate intersection between…