Policing the digital divide: How racial bias can limit Internet access for people of color
New research shows that the policing of nonviolent offenses, like loitering, restricts access to free Wi-Fi, particularly for people of ...
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Disagreement may be a way to make online content spread faster, further
The finding comes from an examination of posts labeled controversial on social news aggregation site Reddit. ORLANDO, July 22, 2021 ...
Communicating about climate change: What’s politics got to do with it?
In the United States, climate change is controversial, which makes communicating about the subject a tricky proposition. A recent study ...
Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows
But heavy users of conservative media have less confidence and are more likely to believe in conspiracy theoriesCredit: Annenberg Public ...
Study finds surprising source of social influence
Want to promote your new product or trigger a shift in thinking? Steer clear of the influencers.Credit: Annenberg School for ...
COVID-19 vaccination: Examining negative dominance on social media
It's not all negative Vaccine negativity and reluctance didn't just emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent study published ...
“Get out of the water!” Monster shark movies massacre shark conservation
Credit: Unsplash Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office ...
NTU Singapore study highlights media’s important role in debunking COVID-19 misinformation
A study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that as the type of COVID-19 misinformation rectified by ...
Standigm secures $10 million From Pavilion Capital to accelerate its global competitiveness
Standigm states a plan to make more trade opportunities of its AI-driven drug assets in the global market with the ...
Women and lower-education users more likely to tweet personal information
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it comes to what users share on Twitter, women and users who never attended college ...
Why we need to talk openly about vaccine side effects
We need to talk openly about vaccine side effects if we are to defeat the coronavirus pandemicCredit: Aarhus University Concerns ...
Communication: A key tool for citizen participation in science
Scientists gain insight into how citizen participation in science is practised in Spain and propose a series of recommendations for ...
New warning on teen sleep
Sleep deprivation leads to mood, mental health fallsCredit: Flinders University Sleep deprivation - from lifestyle choices, pandemic stress, or late-night ...
Conservatives’ sensitivity to pandemic threat suppressed by distrust of science, media
Researchers studying the intersection of politics and psychology have long documented a link between threat sensitivity and social conservatism: People ...
Traits of a troll: Research reveals motives of internet trolling
Credit: Julie Walker As social media and other online networking sites have grown in usage, so too has trolling - ...
Partisanship guided Americans’ personal safety decisions early in the pandemic
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- What motivated Americans to wear masks and stay socially distanced (or not) at the beginning of the ...
Clickbait headlines might not lure readers as much, may confuse AI
Studies suggest finding automatic ways to spot fake news may be more complicated than anticipated UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Clickbait ...
Slamming political rivals may be the most effective way to go viral – revealing social media’s ‘perverse incentives’
Social media posts about the "political outgroup" - criticising or mocking those on the opposing side of an ideological divide ...
Can Chinese rival English?
Barriers tumble in analysis of global language useCredit: Dr Jeffrey Gil, Flinders University With the rise of China's global power ...
The risks of adopting ‘body positivity’ to make a sale
Study suggests promotional #bopo Instagram posts can undermine the movement COLUMBUS, Ohio - Instagram users who detect self-promotion or corporate ...