Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts’ short-form video feed

Following the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Verts is designed to boost daily engagement and reach mobile-first ...
Valdosta State University

Blazer Creators Program Elevates Student Voice, Expands VSU’s Social Media Reach

“Today’s prospective students want to hear directly from other students,” said Madison Beaumarchais, assistant director for strategic initiatives in VSU’s Division of Enrollment and Student Affairs, ...
Homeland Security Today

Research Proposes Metric to Measure Effectiveness of Cyber Cognitive Attacks and Online Disinformation Campaigns

A research article authored by Bonnie Rushing and Shouhuai Xu, Ph.D., of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, introduces a metric designed to measure the engagement effectiveness of ...
The Idaho Press

New Mexico jurors watch Zuckerberg deposition in Meta child safety bellwether trial

Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children are studying a deposition from Meta CEO Mark ...
The Atlantic

A Social-Media Ban Really Could Do a Lot of Good

Australia recently decided to try something ambitious. Starting late last year, all children under 16 have been banned from having accounts on social-media sites such as TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram ...
Live Science

Next-generation AI 'swarms' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn

Artificial intelligence experts have warned that AI "swarms" are poised to infiltrate social media by deploying agents that mimic human behavior and exploit our tendency to follow the herd. When you ...
CNBC

Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year

A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. It's the first of several high-profile legal cases against social ...
New Scientist

Does limiting social media help teens? We'll finally get some evidence

A world-first study will test whether reducing the time teenagers spend on social media really does improve their mental health. But the results aren’t due until mid-2027, by which time further ...
The New York Times

Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability. By Cecilia Kang ...
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Trump Media short interest

Trump Media & Technology Group shares fell as short sellers increased bearish bets following its announced merger with TAE Technologies, pushing short interest to about 10% of the public float, ...
Seeking Alpha

Trump Media witnesses rising short interest after recent rally: S3 Partners

Short interest in Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) spiked after shares of President Donald Trump's social media company rallied in reaction to a merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a private ...
Reuters

New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health ...