Social media plays a major role in believing COVID-19 misinformation The findings support the need for more robust fact-checking within social networking sites. December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 Cyber
Black Americans see social media as detrimental for political activism The study was conducted by the Pew Research Center. December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 Society
The intensity of Facebook use correlated with trust in the social platform The study appeared in Online Information Review. December 10, 2020 Cyber
How social media can be a valuable tool for guiding public pandemic policy The study was conducted at the Queensland University of Technology along with researchers in the Middle East and Italy. November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 Cyber
Frequent consumers of social media sites may be at higher risk of mental health adversities The study was authored by Bu Zhong, Yakun Huang, and Qian Liu. October 11, 2020 Cyber
More than half of Americans think social media sites should not allow political ads The US-based survey was conducted between September 8-13th, 2020. September 24, 2020 Society
How social media data could predict basic personality traits and attributes The study was conducted by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 Cyber
How social media habits are changing among Americans as a result of COVID-19 The national survey was conducted by Ohio State University. August 3, 2020 Cyber
Users on social media platforms more likely to believe misinformation during pandemic New research published in the journal Misinformation Review uncovered how users on social media platforms in particular are more likely to believe misinformation, compared to consumers of traditional media. July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Cyber
A majority of Americans believe social media companies have too much power in politics Initiated by the US-based nonpartisan think tank Pew Research Center, the study involved more than 4,000 adult respondents. July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Society