by Eric Smalley, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You would be forgiven for growing numb to the almost daily assault of headlines proclaiming…
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]December 21, 2022 A ban on federal employees using TikTok on their government-issued phones is…
by Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida [This article was first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, and his controversial statements and decisions as…
by Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the…
by Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland were…
by Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security…
by Erik Gordon, University of Michigan [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter and take…
By Kai-Cheng Yang, Indiana University and Filippo Menczer, Indiana University Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer…
Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’re an active social media user, perhaps you’ve noticed a surge in posts recently…
By Jessica Maddox, University of Alabama [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile…