The psychology of informational social influence relies on the human tendency of following others’ leads in certain situations.
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The tech and media industry has been transformed by technology, making it easier to access news and information through digital platforms. Despite all that, concerns about data and the role of journalists in the news industry have arisen. Have you ever wondered how technology has changed the media industry? From print newspapers to online news […]
The fallout from Canada’s ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on government-issued devices looks set to hurt the leaders of the country’s two main opposition parties, who have used the app more actively than the ruling Liberals to win over supporters. The leaders of the two biggest opposition parties – Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre and New […]
It often happens while I’m scrolling on social media, an ad for a magically fat loss product pop out of nowhere. I assume you’re nodding and saying, “I know, right? it happened to me, too as well.” Social media can enter our minds and trigger any mental illness or insecurity. The use of photoshopped images […]
U.S. rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy social media platform Parler, which is popular among U.S. conservatives, the app’s parent company said on Monday. Ye’s offer comes after the artist was locked out of his Twitter and Instagram accounts this month for making posts that online users […]
There is a Metaverse app out there for almost anything you can think of. If it exists in Web2, it most likely has a Web3 counterpart in the works or on the market. The idea of “the metaverse” is becoming more and more well-known; the august 2022 issue of the renowned TIME magazine even has […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday he had signed a bill into law requiring transparency of social media companies, a move that could draw criticism from tech firms and industry groups. The law, AB-587, will require social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on their platforms, […]
The ability to reach millions of people from behind a flickering screen is something we may take for granted today on sites like Twitter and Reddit but is no less a powerful tool not to be taken lightly. The relationship between social media and politics runs deep in today’s connected world, too deep for comfort […]
Video-focused short video platform, TikTok, announced on Monday its latest alteration to its video length, with an update increasing the video length upload from three minutes to ten minutes, as it the platform enters a media battle with Russian state media in EU. The ByteDance owned company told Gizmodo in a statement that this alteration will deliver […]
Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple’s App Store on Monday, according to posts from an executive on a test version viewed by Reuters, potentially marking the return of the former president to social media on the U.S. Presidents Day holiday. In a series of posts late on […]