'Bite-sized' TikTok draws a Gen Z tired of Google. But misinformation remains rife
When Ashley Storino wants a new pair of black boots or book recommendations, she knows what gets results—and it isn't Google.
Sep 19, 2022
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Google allows Parler app back into Play Store
Google allowed social media network Parler back into its Play Store Friday, more than a year after banning the platform popular with conservatives in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol.
Sep 3, 2022
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Social network BeReal shares unfiltered and unedited moments from our lives—will it last?
BeReal hit the social networking scene in late 2019 but didn't take off until downloads started skyrocketing in 2022. So, what is BeReal all about, and is it here to stay?
Aug 19, 2022
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Sendit, Yolo, NGL: Anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren't without risks
Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed from your everyday life? Personal disclosure and anonymity have long ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Submitting junk data to period tracking apps won't protect reproductive privacy
Social media users posted ideas about how to protect people's reproductive privacy when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, including entering "junk" data into apps designed for tracking menstrual cycles.
Jul 8, 2022
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Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance. And it's not just period-tracking apps
The reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states, around ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Gay dating app Grindr disappears from China app stores
Gay dating app Grindr has disappeared from multiple app stores in China as authorities tighten control of the country's already heavily policed internet and purge online behaviour the ruling Communist Party dislikes.
Feb 1, 2022
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Apple, Google tell US senators that tech bills will harm privacy
Apple Inc. and Google warned U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at curbing the power of big technology companies will threaten the privacy and security of users.
Jan 19, 2022
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Researcher seeks to understand the regret behind social media use
It started as a desire to spend less time on social media.
Nov 18, 2021
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Kids may be red line in Facebook regulation fight: experts
Facebook's previous major scandals barely dented its global dominance, but experts said Wednesday the tech giant may have hit a red line this time: evidence that it knew children using its apps were at risk of being harmed.
Oct 7, 2021
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