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Are social media companies to blame for youth mental health crisis? It’s complicated

GeekWire

Social media apps. Lawsuits filed by two Washington state school districts allege that major social media companies including Meta, TikTok, YouTube and others are driving a youth mental health crisis. They’re also calling on the companies to stop the actions that are allegedly fueling the crisis.

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Report finds Doximity, a social network for doctors, is riddled with anti-vaccine comments

The Verge

Vaccine misinformation appears rampant on a social media site for doctors | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. A social media site for doctors is seeing “hundreds of comments”— many with false claims and conspiracy theories— on posts about the COVID-19 vaccine and the pandemic, according to a new report from CNBC.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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Give InKind raises more cash as social giving platform gains popularity amid pandemic

GeekWire

based startup Give InKind as more people use its social giving platform during the global pandemic. The company just raised nearly $900,000 to help support its growth. The health and economic crisis has driven up demand for the company, which saw 40% week-over-week growth earlier this year. (Give InKind Photo).

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The 10 TENsions That Will Define 2010

Trends in the Living Networks

To anticipate what will shape 2010, we need to understand the TENsions that will define the opening year of the TENsions decade. These are the 10 TENsions for 2010, the opening year of the TENsions. These are the 10 TENsions for 2010, the opening year of the TENsions. Optimism - Fear. Youth – Experience. Advertising has slumped.

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Data: What the Fortune Global 100 are doing (and not doing) on social media

Trends in the Living Networks

A recent study from Burson-Marsteller looks in depth at what the Fortune Global 100 are currently doing on social media. Burson-Marsteller Global Social Media Check-Up 2012 from Burson-Marsteller. 25% of the companies have Pinterest accounts, showing they are on top of trends.

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Why schools around the country are locking up kids’ cellphones

Vox

In Akron, for example, students were coordinating fights to post on social media, Shipe said. But the move to keep phones out of schools also comes in the midst of a bigger debate about whether the devices, and social media in general, are having dire effects on childhood development and the lives of teenagers.

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