With the tools to create photorealistic videos of people without their consent now readily available, governments and tech giants must consider how to fight this dangerous new frontier on...

Andrew Chakhoyan 16 Nov 2018

France

French officials are going to work at Facebook for 6 months

President Macron's administration will embed several civil servants at Facebook for six months.

Gwénaëlle Barzic, Michel Rose, and Mathieu Rosemain · Reuters 16 Nov 2018

Social Media

Want to engage teenagers in politics? How about blogging

The number of young voters turning up to the polls is increasing, but if political activity is to continue to increase, blogging could be a useful tool to engage the next generation.

Julianne K. Viola · The Conversation 14 Nov 2018

Africa

Combatting the problem of online radicalization in Africa

The spread of social media in Africa has brought many economic and political benefits, but it also equips terrorist groups with a tool for recruitment and propaganda

RAND Corporation 07 Nov 2018

Ageing

Younger Americans are better than their elders at separating fact and opinion

In a Pew Research survey, US adults were asked to categorize five factual statements and five not so factual - with younger respondents doing best.

Jeffrey Gottfried and Elizabeth Grieco · Pew Research Center 25 Oct 2018

Mental Health

This algorithm can help diagnose depression through your Facebook posts

A team from Stony Brook University has built an algorithm to analyse the connection between certain words in status updates and depression.

Cassandra Huneke-Stony Brook · Futurity 24 Oct 2018

Social Media

Social media could help older people in pain. Here's how

New research shows that using social media can fight the symptoms of depression that come from isolation.

Jared Wadley · Futurity 23 Oct 2018

Social Media

So many Americans are now online that social media use has plateaued

New research shows that growth in internet users has remained the same since 2016.

Paul Hitlin · Pew Research Center 02 Oct 2018

Digital Communications

Why we need a moderate approach to moderating online content

Social networks have taught us to think in extremes - but we need to be more nuanced when it comes to policing content.

Harold Feld 20 Sep 2018

Social Media

How social networks can save lives during disasters

New research looks at the factors that can influence the decision to leave a disaster zone or stay put.

Daniel P. Aldrich · The Conversation 18 Sep 2018

Information and Entertainment

Scientists can lead the fight against fake news

With disinformation now taking direct aim at scientific knowledge, the science community must take centre-stage in defending its values.

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon 16 Sep 2018

Cybersecurity

5 things every teenager should know about cybersecurity

Teenagers need to understand the risks posed by cybercrime and learn more about cybersecurity.

Sanjay Goel · The Conversation 04 Sep 2018

Social Media

The future of the internet might just be written in emoji. Here's why

A social media monitoring company has analysed the use of emojis on Twitter over two years, predicting they will begin to replace text as the key provider of content.

Joe Myers 31 Aug 2018

Decarbonizing Energy

Facebook says it will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2020

Facebook has announced an ambitious renewable energy target.

Rob Price · Business Insider 31 Aug 2018

Social Media

The social media universe in 2018

These are the world's biggest social media platforms.

Nick Routley · Visual Capitalist 28 Aug 2018

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