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Loknath Das - May 28, 2017
- Social Media
Social media fights back against fake news
Getty Images Facebook and other social media networks are taking steps to make sure their platforms don't become tools for foreign governments spreading "fake news" stories. Experts consider the threat…
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Loknath Das
- May 25, 2017
- Social Media
Saharanpur Dalit-Thakur violence: Here’s why UP blocked WhatsApp, social media
A black hole for content There is no non-anecdotal way to track the spread of content on WhatsApp. Facebook, for instance, is compatible with analytics tools capable of determining that…
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Loknath Das
- May 24, 2017
- Social Media
This social media site ranked worst for mental health
Instagram app on a smartphone. Instagram is the most detrimental social media platform to young people's mental health, according to new research out of the U.K. Researchers from the Royal…
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Loknath Das
- May 24, 2017
- Social Media
This social media site ranked worst for mental health
Instagram is the most detrimental social media platform to young people's mental health, according to new research out of the U.K. Researchers from the Royal Society for Public Health in…
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Loknath Das
- May 22, 2017
- Social Media
How social media filter bubbles and algorithms influence the election
With Facebook becoming a key electoral battleground, researchers are studying how automated accounts are used to alter political debate online Revealed: Facebook’s internal rules on sex, terrorism and violence A…
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Loknath Das
- May 16, 2017
- Social Media
Wacky treats and social media tricks: How fast food’s secret sauce lures you in
Photos of Starbucks' Unicorn Frappuccino were everywhere you looked on social media. And if you weren't Facebooking, Instagramming or tweeting about the bright pink and purple drink, you were listening to…
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Loknath Das
- May 4, 2017
- Social Media
Teenage body fears influenced by social media – report
More than half of teenagers have felt or do feel insecure about their appearance, according to research. Nearly half of girls have tried to lose weight by the age of…
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Loknath Das
- April 30, 2017
- Social Media
Sharenting and divorce: How social media can affect your family court case
It’s important to remember too, that once you put something out into the world, it isn’t very easy to take it back. Deleting a post does not mean it’s completely…
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Loknath Das
- April 25, 2017
- Social Media
Emma Watson says social media is incredibly dangerous
Beauty and the Beast star Emma Watson has warned about the dangers of social media, saying that it can be "incredibly dangerous". The 27-year-old actress, who was 33 million followers on…
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Loknath Das
- April 24, 2017
- Social Media
Don’t blame social media for our political divisions
People clash at a Trump rally in Chicago in 2016. Never before have Americans seemed so politically divided. You can hear the divisions in conversations at restaurants (particularly if you…
