Study finds diet myths 'hidden' in social media
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher has called for social media users to carefully evaluate any nutritional information shared through popular 'What I Eat in a Day' videos.
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher has called for social media users to carefully evaluate any nutritional information shared through popular 'What I Eat in a Day' videos.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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USC researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms' structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2023
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In an emergency, where do you turn to find out what's going on and what you should do to stay safe?
Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2022
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A new study reveals how Facebook communities were already intertwined with groups opposing best-science guidance long before COVID-19 vaccines
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2022
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Why do we yell at our computer when it struggles to work? Why do some cars look like they're smiling? Why does your guitar seem free-spirited? This is because of our innate human tendency for anthropomorphism: the ascription ...
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2022
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Victims of cyberbullying and related crimes can now get redress thanks to a new online platform that seeks to empower internet users across Africa to report digital rights violations.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2021
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Democrats and Republicans may stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but when it comes to President Donald Trump's tweets, they have more in common than meets the eye.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2019
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The EU's stringent data protection rules have bolstered the rights of European citizens and imposed new responsibilities on companies since coming into force a year ago.
Internet
May 24, 2019
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Canada's privacy czar said Thursday that he is taking Facebook to court after finding that lax practices at the social media giant allowed personal information to be used for political purposes.
Internet
Apr 25, 2019
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Federal regulators are reportedly considering seeking some kind of oversight of Mark Zuckerberg's leadership of Facebook over the social network giant's mishandling of users' personal information.
Business
Apr 19, 2019
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