Social (Net)Work: How does social media influence democracy?

In the wake of fake news and Russian-bought ads that proliferated the 2016 U.S. presidential election, people have started taking a more critical look at the role of social media in society. Read More

Truth Social Crashes as Trump Live-Posts Iran Bombing

The social network started experiencing global outages within minutes of Donald Trump posting details of a US military strike on Iran. Read More

Why Private Social Networks Will Drive Social Media's Future: Investor - Business Insider

Alex Hofmann, the CEO of the social media conglomerate 9count, is betting on a new wave of private social networks that prioritize friends over media.. Hofmann founded 9count in 2019 after leaving ... Read More

Social Media Propaganda Has More Than Doubled, But Don't Blame the Bots - Digital Trends

Bots commonly shoulder the blame for social media propaganda, but a recent study out of the U.K. suggests not only that organized political misinformation campaigns have more than doubled in the ... Read More

How AI Transforms Social Media

According to Statista, the number of active social media users worldwide was 4.26 billion as of 2021, spending an average of 2 hours and 27 minutes daily on social media. Read More

How Americans Use Social Media | Pew Research Center

To better understand Americans’ social media use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,733 U.S. adults from May 19 to Sept. 5, 2023. Ipsos conducted this National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) for ... Read More