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Trump’s purported free-speech social-media platform, Truth Social, is hiding user posts, threatening to create a curated ‘echo chamber,’ research group finds

Donald Trump and a phone displaying his social media app, Truth Social.Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance via Getty Images A new report found instances in which Donald Trump’s Truth Social …

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Kids, coupons, and social media are among the top influences for US parents shopping back-to-school

57% of US parents say their kids influence their back-to-school purchases. Half of Millennial parents shop back to school from a mobile device. 58% of parents agree that back-to-school shopping …

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The Batgirl Cancellation: Why It Happened, the Social Media Fallout, And More

What happened to Batgirl? That’s the question on everyone’s lips today after Warner Bros. Discovery unceremoniously canceled the upcoming Batgirl movie. Starring Leslie Grace in her first outing as the …

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‘Authentic’ social media app BeReal shows explosive growth – what is its business model?

Can social media go real? A new generation of social media companies that aim to provide “authentic” digital connections between users are betting on it. “When [Instagram and Facebook] first …

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Not Okay’s Quinn Shephard on the dangers of social media

Danni Sanders, the unlikable female protagonist in Quinn Shephard’s satire, Not Okay, everything is wrong with social media and influencer culture. Played by The Outfit’s Zoey Deutch, Sanders views social …

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Social Media Scam Artists Prey On India’s Amateur Investors

India’s mom-and-pop investors are facing testing times. During a pandemic-era surge in the stock market, millions poured their savings into equities, drawing on advice from unauthorized financial advisers and social …

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Marketing Briefing: Experts say creators must ‘adapt or die’ in light of Instagram’s pivot to video

In the span of just a few days, Instagram rolled out, and rolled back, its most recent pivot-to-video strategy after pushback from major influencers, and even celebrities like Kim Kardashian, …

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People demand more transparency and accountability of social media

August 1, 2022 TOKYO – From heads of state to ordinary citizens, people from all walks of life make their thoughts known through social media, which has become a vital …

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Trolling along: Fetterman going big on social media vs. Oz

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In one of this year’s most competitive US Senate races, the biggest moments aren’t playing out on the campaign trail. They’re unfolding on social media. For one …

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Students from the United Arab Emirates Learn Digital Media Skills at UML

A letter bathed in light sits on a table in a dark area. A woman steps forward, eases into a chair and unfurls the note. Her eyes consume the words …