Tech Xplore

Early-warning model developed to predict toxic social media storms

Researchers at the University at Albany and Rutgers University have developed an early-warning framework that can predict ...
InfoWorld

Abandoned project linking Java, JavaScript makes a comeback

Once envisioned as a bridge between Java and JavaScript, the Detroit project never got off the ground. Now, there are efforts at reviving it, adding a Python engine to the mix. Intended to enable ...
TechCrunch

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

An internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and controls — such as time limits and restricted access ...
The Conversation

Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause

Quynh Hoang does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Phys.org

Teens see social media, more than school, as the place to learn about race and faith

For most young people, learning about social and political issues doesn't start with a textbook. It starts with a phone. While debates intensify about whether to impose a social media ban on under-16s ...
Engadget

Spain set to ban social media for children under 16

Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The law will apply to users under 16 years of age amidst a ...
CNN

‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s

Spain will ban social media for under-16s and require platforms to employ strict age verification tools, joining Australia, France and Denmark in moves to curb the influence of digital platforms on ...
Neowin

What is Moltbook: the social media network where only AI bots are allowed

As humans complain about bots taking over the internet, this social media platform only allows AI agents to sign up. Bots have been the internet’s biggest villains since the early days. First, we had ...
Reuters

'Moltbook' social media site for AI agents had big security hole, cyber firm Wiz says

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A buzzy new social network where artificial intelligence-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip about their human owners had a major flaw that exposed private data ...
CNBC

Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year

A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. It's the first of several high-profile legal cases against social ...
AOL

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche ...