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Social media often feels overwhelmingly toxic, but the reality is more restrained. Research finds that most harmful content comes from a tiny fraction of users who post frequently and loudly. Many Americans believe that hostile behavior dominates online spaces, but research suggests this belief is f...
Yes, I understand that this is just a huge ad for This.cm. However, I think the points he makes are valid, and that This.cm could turn out to be a pretty interesting idea.
Hello lobsters. I've been working for the past couple weeks on phasing out my use of proprietary social media; namely Snapchat, Instagram, and Discord. I've eliminated two of these three, and am working on the latter.
I often hear people complain of privacy concerns regarding Facebook and the lik...
A biophysical chemist from Rutgers and their older sibling, a political scientist at Berkeley, explore shared concepts. A biophysical chemist at Rutgers and his brother, a political scientist based on the West Coast, have joined intellectual forces, realizing a long-standing dream of co-authoring an...
Shouldn't people without flawless grammar be required to use an AI to check their grammar?
Specifically Instagram. After many years, I still get regular messages from spam bots, usually pretending to be women that are romantically interested. It seems trivial to ban (or even prevent) those accounts, from a technical perspective. Reporting them also doesn't seem to do much. Why is thi...