Can You Tell the Difference? Unsettling Study Reveals AI’s Aptitude For Producing Disinformation
New study explores how AI text generators impact information perception and whether people can tell AI-generated truth from disinformation.
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Threads Picks Up Millions of Users Within Hours of Launch as Meta’s New Alternative to Twitter
In the latest blow dealt in a battle between social media giants, Meta Platforms officially launched its new Threads app on Wednesday, amassing millions of followers within just a few hours.
Disinformation, Covert Influence, and Cyber-Espionage Still a Major Problem on Social Media, Latest Meta Report Reveals
Meta's Adversarial Threats Report offers the latest insights on how bad actors are using social media for malicious activities.
What?! Are Video Games Actually Making Kids Smarter?
A recently published study seems to indicate that children who play more video games become smarter over time.
Windy Weather Brings Social Media Users Together: A New Tornado Warning System
As experts predict more extreme weather due to climate change, social media is proving to be an effective warning system.
Social Media is Impacting Young People’s Mental Health, New Research Shows
A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz shows just how problematic social media can be, especially in terms of the impact it can have on children's mental health.
Twitter Users Best at Resisting Conspiracy Theories
A new study looking into the influence of social media on the spread of conspiracy theories found that...
Online Witchcraft Is Popular as Hell, and It Isn’t Going Away
As science and technology continue to remain the key driving forces of the 21st Century, witchcraft is still out there and its popular as hell...
As science and technology continue to remain the key driving forces of the 21st Century, witchcraft is still out there and its popular as hell...
Witchcraft has a popular online following, so what does that mean for science and its coexistence with this ancient art?
Texas Signs Law Prohibiting Social Media Censorship Based on a User’s ‘Viewpoint’
On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that would prohibit social media companies from banning users...
DARPA Develops AI Sarcasm Detector (Just What We Needed)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, recently announced the successful demonstration of an advanced...
U.S. Special Operations Command Central Claims Twitter Account Was Hacked
Saturday, April 24, the official Twitter account for U.S. Special Operations Command Central (SOCCOENT) published a bizarre tweet...
“Online Haters” Are Psychopaths, Recent Study Finds.
Recently published research finds that “online haters” or people who post hateful comments on online forums and social...
Facebook Creating Instagram for Kids
As social media grows in popularity, Facebook, the social media giant that owns Instagram, wants to launch a photo-sharing app for kids.
Russia Disrupts Twitter Service, Threatens Total Ban
Russia announced Wednesday it is slowing upload speeds to Twitter in retaliation against the social media company's alleged failure to remove banned content.
Capitol Hill Rioters Scrub Their Social Media in Race Against Archivists
To secure as much evidence as possible, researchers are scraping the internet to create an archive of evidence for the Capitol Hill Riot.
Tomorrow’s Future: How Science Fiction Predicted Social Media and the World of the 21st Century
Science fiction luminary Frederick Pohl saw the world of tomorrow decades before it ever arrived.
Science fiction luminary Frederick Pohl saw the world of tomorrow decades before it ever arrived.
Science fiction luminary Frederick Pohl saw social media and innovations of the world of tomorrow decades before they arrived.