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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. But is it fair to heap the blame on social media giants? Jeremy Zero Photo via Unsplash). ” (Ithaca College Photo).

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Social Media and Public Employees - Conclusion

CIO Musings

The rapid growth of social media and internet access are two such trends. The use of popular social media sites by public employees is creating an environment where first amendment rights may be restricted. Discipline of employees in response to use of social media almost always occurs for one of two reasons. 2010, November).

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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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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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Multiple cities sue Hyundai and Kia over ignition vulnerability that started viral trend

TechSpot

The Kia Challenge trend started circulating on social media in the middle of 2021. The clips show how it's possible to remove the steering column covering on some 2010-2020 Hyundai and Kia vehicles, revealing a slot that fits a USB Type-A plug. Turning the plug using a standard USB cable. Read Entire Article

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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 closet competitor is Meal Train , a Burlington, VT company founded in 2010. (Give InKind Photo). Business is booming for Tacoma, Wash.-based The company just raised nearly $900,000 to help support its growth.

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Analysis: US, Australia social network usage flat, New Zealand now the world’s biggest user of social networks?

Trends in the Living Networks

On February 13 I will speak at Air New Zealand’s Social Media Breakfast in Auckland, together with Teddy Goff, Obama’s Digital Director , with an expected audience of close to 1,000. While Air New Zealand is the 36th largest airline in the world, it ranks 6th in its social media presence.

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