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Social Media Using You For Marketing Test Without Consent? Shocking Revelation Made By New Study
Social media platforms like Facebook are using AI-driven algorithms to manipulate users' feeds, making it impossible to know what information is being shown or hidden, and potentially excluding certain groups from important messages.
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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Launches 'Beyond the Screen' Organisation to Tackle Social Media Harms
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Thursday announced the launch of a nonprofit organisation that aims to highlight harms caused by social media platforms, while providing solutions to those issues. Last year, Haugen leaked reams of internal studies showing executives knew of their site's potential for harm, and has maintained that the tech t...
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
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54 Percent in India Turn to Social Media for Factual Info, Says OUP Study
Despite concerns around misinformation and false claims, social media users around the world continue to believe that the information they read and share on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook is factually correct, with levels of trust highest in emerging economies, the Oxford University Press (OUP) study says.
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Pirated-Entertainment Sites Make About $1.3 Billion per Year From Advertisements: Study
Websites and apps featuring pirated movies and TV shows make about $1.3 billion (roughly Rs. 9,660 crores) from advertising each year, including from major companies like Amazon, according to a study.
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Facebook, Twitter More Likely To Create Echo Chambers: Study
Facebook and Twitter users were more likely to interact with information disseminated by users with similar viewpoints, found a recent study.
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Facebook, Twitter Outpaced by Smaller Platforms Like TikTok, Reddit in Fight Against Harmful Content: Study
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube made slower progress than smaller social media platforms including TikTok and Reddit at battling harmful content, such as hate speech and misinformation during the second half of 2020, claims an IPG Mediabrands study.
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Facebook Partners With External Researchers to Study Its Impact During US Election
Facebook said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 US presidential election.
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Starbucks Pauses Social Media Ads as It Targets 'Hate Speech'
Starbucks said Sunday that it will pause its advertising on social media while it studies ways to "stop the spread of hate speech" as part of a growing corporate movement.
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Do You Eat Like Your Friend On Social Media? Study Says We Copy Our Virtual Friends’ Eating Habits
A recent study says that the eating habits of social media users, be it junk or healthy, are more likely to get influenced by the peer group.
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Social Media May Improve Mental Health, Reduce Depression Risk: Finds Study; 5 Tips To Reduce Depression Naturally
Depression: A study finds that social networking sites like Facebook can help in improving mental health, reduce depression risk. The study challenges most earlier notions which state that social media causes depression, anxiety and stress.
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Apps, Social Media Fuel 'Booming' Online Prostitution: Study
Apps like Facebook and Tinder are fuelling the "soaring industry" of online prostitution and sexual exploitation, according to a worldwide study.
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Older People, Conservatives More Likely To Share Fake News: Study
Facebook users aged 65 plus and conservatives are more likely to share fake news on the platform than younger or more liberal counterparts, according to a new study published Wednesday.
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Fake News on Twitter 70 Percent More Likely to Be Retweeted Than True News: Study
The study, published in the journal Science, was one of the most comprehensive efforts to date to assess the dynamics behind how false news circulates on social media.
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India Ranked 47th When It Comes to Offering an Inclusive Internet: Facebook Study
Facebook commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to create a comprehensive "Inclusive Internet Index".
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Social Media Using You For Marketing Test Without Consent? Shocking Revelation Made By New Study
Social media platforms like Facebook are using AI-driven algorithms to manipulate users' feeds, making it impossible to know what information is being shown or hidden, and potentially excluding certain groups from important messages.
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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Launches 'Beyond the Screen' Organisation to Tackle Social Media Harms
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Thursday announced the launch of a nonprofit organisation that aims to highlight harms caused by social media platforms, while providing solutions to those issues. Last year, Haugen leaked reams of internal studies showing executives knew of their site's potential for harm, and has maintained that the tech t...
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
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54 Percent in India Turn to Social Media for Factual Info, Says OUP Study
Despite concerns around misinformation and false claims, social media users around the world continue to believe that the information they read and share on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook is factually correct, with levels of trust highest in emerging economies, the Oxford University Press (OUP) study says.
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Pirated-Entertainment Sites Make About $1.3 Billion per Year From Advertisements: Study
Websites and apps featuring pirated movies and TV shows make about $1.3 billion (roughly Rs. 9,660 crores) from advertising each year, including from major companies like Amazon, according to a study.
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Facebook, Twitter More Likely To Create Echo Chambers: Study
Facebook and Twitter users were more likely to interact with information disseminated by users with similar viewpoints, found a recent study.
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Facebook, Twitter Outpaced by Smaller Platforms Like TikTok, Reddit in Fight Against Harmful Content: Study
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube made slower progress than smaller social media platforms including TikTok and Reddit at battling harmful content, such as hate speech and misinformation during the second half of 2020, claims an IPG Mediabrands study.
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Facebook Partners With External Researchers to Study Its Impact During US Election
Facebook said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 US presidential election.
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Starbucks Pauses Social Media Ads as It Targets 'Hate Speech'
Starbucks said Sunday that it will pause its advertising on social media while it studies ways to "stop the spread of hate speech" as part of a growing corporate movement.
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Do You Eat Like Your Friend On Social Media? Study Says We Copy Our Virtual Friends’ Eating Habits
A recent study says that the eating habits of social media users, be it junk or healthy, are more likely to get influenced by the peer group.
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Social Media May Improve Mental Health, Reduce Depression Risk: Finds Study; 5 Tips To Reduce Depression Naturally
Depression: A study finds that social networking sites like Facebook can help in improving mental health, reduce depression risk. The study challenges most earlier notions which state that social media causes depression, anxiety and stress.
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Apps, Social Media Fuel 'Booming' Online Prostitution: Study
Apps like Facebook and Tinder are fuelling the "soaring industry" of online prostitution and sexual exploitation, according to a worldwide study.
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Older People, Conservatives More Likely To Share Fake News: Study
Facebook users aged 65 plus and conservatives are more likely to share fake news on the platform than younger or more liberal counterparts, according to a new study published Wednesday.
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Fake News on Twitter 70 Percent More Likely to Be Retweeted Than True News: Study
The study, published in the journal Science, was one of the most comprehensive efforts to date to assess the dynamics behind how false news circulates on social media.
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India Ranked 47th When It Comes to Offering an Inclusive Internet: Facebook Study
Facebook commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to create a comprehensive "Inclusive Internet Index".
