Social MediaSep 8, 2024
Fake news, social media, and "The Death of Truth"
We live in an age of alternate facts. More and more Americans are getting their information almost entirely from outlets that ...
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Social Media Psychologist News
Current reporting, research and professional developments across Social Media, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Social MediaAug 13, 2024
Cyberbullying still happening
KLANG: As the government initiates efforts to introduce new measures to curb cyberbullying, the issue remains prevalent on social ...
Social MediaAug 12, 2024
Cyberbullying among young people: Laws and policies in selected Member States
There is no commonly agreed definition of cyberbullying in Europe or at international level. According to UNICEF ...
Social MediaJul 6, 2024
Social Media: Friend Or Foe For Business Growth In 2024?
In the digital age, the question of whether social media is essential for building a successful business has become a hot topic ...
Social MediaJul 2, 2024
Banning social media for under‑16s won’t help – teaching digital media literacy will
The astounding rise in social media use in the past few years is seeing policy responses come to a head, both internationally and ...
Social MediaMay 8, 2024
Is Social Media Good for Relationships?
Social media has a dominant presence across the globe—and has forever changed the landscape of human interaction, providing ...
Social MediaApr 1, 2024
A novel approach toward cyberbullying with intelligent recommendations using deep learning based blockchain solution
Integrating healthcare into traffic accident prevention through predictive modeling holds immense potential. Decentralized ...
Social MediaMar 14, 2024
Social media is addictive by design. We must act to protect our kids' mental health.
As state attorneys general, we have two primary duties: defending our states’ laws and interests, and protecting the rights and ...
Social MediaFeb 29, 2024
The Influence Of Media Psychology On Advertising
Advertising has long been influenced by the principles of psychology. With the application of the discipline of media psychology ...
Social MediaFeb 12, 2024
Freedom of Thought, Social Media and the Teen Brain
Social media offers spaces where young people can socialize, learn and play, but these digitally mediated environments also ...
Social MediaFeb 9, 2024
Cyberbullying: Research Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract: Cyberbullying presents a profound and pressing challenge in our society today, particularly in the context of the ...
Social MediaJan 30, 2024
School District Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies Are Piling Up
More than 200 school districts have now sued the major social media companies over the youth mental health crisis. What started ...
Social MediaJan 20, 2024
Misuse of social media worsening adolescent mental health, says psychologist
GLOBAL statistics indicate that between 10 to 20 per cent of adolescents face mental health hurdles with anxiety, depression and ...
Social MediaDec 7, 2023
Are phones making teenagers depressed?
What effect does growing up in the age of smartphones and social media have on kids' mental health? Turns out, it's not so easy ...
Social MediaOct 22, 2023
Ensemble Learning With Tournament Selected Glowworm Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Cyberbullying Detection on Social Media
Abstract: Online social network (OSN) plays a crucial role to facilitate social connections; but, this social networking media ...
Social MediaSep 21, 2023
The Roles of Social Media in Education: Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Dimensions
Advance in technology has stimulated the use of social media, a means of Internet-based technologies, in education. A large body ...
Social MediaAug 21, 2023
Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows
People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including ...
Social MediaAug 1, 2023
Social media can in fact be made better: Research shows it is possible to reward users for sharing accurate information instead of misinformation
Is social media designed to reward people for acting badly? The answer is clearly yes, given that the reward structure on social ...
Social MediaJul 31, 2023
The Digital Dagger: The Destructive Impact of Cyberbullying
On January 24, 2022, a Chinese 15-year-old named Liu Xuezhou tragically took his own life by overdosing on antidepressants beside ...
Social MediaJun 13, 2023
No One Knows Exactly What Social Media Is Doing to Teens
Late last month, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory—a format reserved for public-health issues that demand the nation ...
Social MediaJun 7, 2023
Life on Social Media Platforms, in Users’ Own Words
Behind each sweeping exploration of the role social media plays in society stand the unique stories of Americans and their online ...
Social MediaMay 28, 2023
Cyberbullying Detection Based on Emotion
Abstract: Due to the detrimental consequences caused by cyberbullying, a great deal of research has been undertaken to propose ...
Social MediaMay 7, 2023
Ad watchdog cracks down on misleading health and beauty claims
ASA reports rise in complaints about ads that mislead customers about benefits of treatments like Botox The advertising watchdog ...
Social MediaApr 27, 2023
The Dark Side of Technology: Understanding Cyberbullying and How to Put an End to It
Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate and interact with each other. We can now connect with people from all over ...
Social MediaApr 24, 2023
Teens and social media: Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys
For the latest survey data on social media and tech use among teens, click here. Today’s teens are navigating a digital ...
Social MediaApr 9, 2023
Reimagining Social Media News Sharing: Research Finds Users Habits Key to Safer and More Reliable Environment
Social media platforms have revolutionized the way we communicate with one another and access and consume information. Recent ...
Social MediaMar 27, 2023
Fighting misinformation and cyberbullying in middle school
Three specialists were brought together to discuss, with middle and high school students from five international schools, the ...
Social MediaMar 13, 2023
The Ethical Use of Social Media in Mental Health
Given the explosion of social media, and especially platforms that support short, entertaining, and variably informative video ...
Social MediaFeb 20, 2023
Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal
Most research on teen social media use has been conducted on white teens and college students. As a result, it is unclear to what ...
Social MediaFeb 15, 2023
How To Keep Employees Safe From Cyberbullying In The Workplace
As remote work has become more common, employers face the concern of increased cyberbullying between employees. If unaddressed ...