Elon Musk’s social media service “throttled” access to sites such as Substack and Facebook, according to an analysis, but began reversing the slow access to news sites.
Category: Social Media
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Morgan Wade Was Looking for the Spotlight. It Found Her.
The rising musician is disciplined about her sobriety, fitness and songwriting. But a bond with a reality-TV star has thrust her into an uncontrollable world of fame.
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8 TikTokers Redefining the Movie Review
The personalities of MovieTok are not critics in the traditional sense. But their upbeat videos earn them the devotion of movie lovers.
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On TikTok, Movie Critics Go By Any Other Name
On MovieTok, reviewers can reach an audience of millions and earn tens of thousands of dollars per post. “Critics,” they say, are old news.
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When Tragedy Strikes in China, the Government Cracks Down on Grief
The Chinese government represses public grief, withholding information and stanching displays of mourning to tell history the way it wants it told.
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Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War
The country has empowered a government agency to openly combat online disinformation coming from foreign adversaries, and especially the Kremlin.
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Amid Sextortion’s Rise, Computer Scientists Tap A.I. to Identify Risky Apps
Researchers who found that a fifth of social networking apps have received multiple user complaints about sexual exploitation have launched a website to help parents vet apps.
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Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?
New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.
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The Messy Relationship Between Romance Novels and Ice Hockey
Hockey romance is a thriving literary subgenre, but some of its fans on TikTok are creating content that blurs the line between fictional players and real-life ones, dividing the community.
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Watch Brands Borrow Some of Music’s Cool
Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Hublot are among the makers mining connections with performers for the social media boost and appeal to young consumers.
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The Dallas Cafe La La Land’s TikTok Videos and the Power of Complimenting Strangers
La La Land’s TikTok videos started as an extension of the company’s “kindness mission.” The company has built a following of 6.6 million, showing “how powerful simple acts of kindness are.”
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On TikTok, Americans in Europe Complain That There’s No Drinking Water
Drinking water is impossible to come by Europe — or so goes a complaint on social media. Well-hydrated Europeans have responded with eye rolls from every corner of the continent.