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Social Media Is Changing Our Political Reality In Completely Unexpected Ways

September 28, 2023 by Christian Zilles

The conventional wisdom is that social media helps to level the playing field for all politicians, [Read More]

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Why Are Social Media Companies So Afraid To Stand Up For Our Kids?

September 25, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Despite the numerous attempts by lawmakers to force tech companies to accept responsibility for [Read More]

Should We Be Worried That Facebook Doesn’t Care About the News Anymore?

September 18, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Given that so many Americans are dependent on social media for their daily dose of the news, it [Read More]

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The New Punishment for Conspiracy Theorists: Social Media Training

September 14, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Even if you’re not a huge fan of public intellectual Jordan Peterson, you’ve probably heard about [Read More]

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Is It Finally Time For a Nationwide TikTok Ban?

September 11, 2023 by Christian Zilles

The possibility for a nationwide ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media platform, is rising [Read More]

AI Is Transforming Social Media In Ways You Might Not Expect

August 7, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Even before the sudden emergence of ChatGPT last year, artificial intelligence was transforming [Read More]

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The Backlash to Government Overreach in Social Media Has Officially Started

July 20, 2023 by Christian Zilles

It now looks like there’s a battle brewing over the ability of the federal government to work [Read More]

How Is the War In Ukraine Playing Out on Social Media?

July 3, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Depending on whom you follow on social media, you might have very different impressions about who is [Read More]

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We All Know Social Media Is Bad For Kids. So Why Doesn’t Congress Act?

June 19, 2023 by Christian Zilles

For more than a year now, we’ve been hearing about all the negative consequences of social media use [Read More]

The Internet As We Know It Could Be Coming to an End

May 18, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Update on court situation! Click here.  Right now, there are two Supreme Court cases (Gonzalez [Read More]

What Can We Expect From Biden’s Social Media Strategy in 2024?

May 15, 2023 by Christian Zilles

In April, President Joe Biden announced plans to run again in 2024, thereby setting up the potential [Read More]

How Social Media Is Intensifying Our Nation’s Drug Crisis

May 4, 2023 by Christian Zilles

By now, you’ve probably heard of the fentanyl drug crisis gripping the nation. By some accounts, [Read More]

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It’s Time To End All The Fraudulent Product Pitches on Social Media

April 24, 2023 by Christian Zilles

One of the biggest problems facing social media platforms today is the deluge of product pitches for [Read More]

Did Social Media Really Bring Down Silicon Valley Bank?

April 17, 2023 by Christian Zilles

The rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank - a huge $209 billion institution - is now being blamed on [Read More]

Utah Just Forced Social Media To Acknowledge It Has a Mental Health Problem

April 10, 2023 by Christian Zilles

For years, we’ve been hearing about the potential negative impact that social media could have on [Read More]

Is Misinformation Costing Us the Right to Free Speech on Social Media?

March 20, 2023 by Christian Zilles

A new Florida bill almost sounds like something written by the head of a paranoid totalitarian [Read More]

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The Real News About Social Media Fake News

March 13, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Ever wondered why fake news spreads so quickly on social media? A number of theories have been [Read More]

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How Young Is Too Young For Social Media?

March 9, 2023 by Christian Zilles

We’ve suspected this for a long time, but now even Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General of the United [Read More]

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States And Their New Social Media Tax Policies

March 6, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Across the nation, there’s a feeling that the big social media companies just aren’t paying their [Read More]

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How Much Should We Really Trust Social Media These Days?

February 20, 2023 by Christian Zilles

According to the latest findings from the Pew Research Center, a growing number of U.S. adults under [Read More]

Donald Trump’s New Mission to Make Social Media Great Again

February 6, 2023 by Christian Zilles

For nearly two years, former president Donald Trump has been suspended from major social platforms [Read More]

Will 2023 Be the Year of Social Media Regulation?

February 2, 2023 by Christian Zilles

In 2022, it seemed like the tide finally started to turn in the battle to hold social media giants [Read More]

What Is Social Media Really Doing To Our Youth?

January 30, 2023 by Christian Zilles

It’s hard to believe, but social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have been [Read More]

Why Banning TikTok Might Be Harder Than You Think

January 23, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Efforts to ban TikTok within the United States are turning out to be much harder than anyone [Read More]

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Is There Free Speech on Twitter?

January 10, 2023 by Christian Zilles

If there was one story that captivated the social media world in 2022, it was Twitter. It all [Read More]

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