Social Trends
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US Surgeon General Warns of Social Media Impact on Kids and Teens’ Mental Health
Dr. Vivek Murthy says “there is growing evidence that social media use is associated with harm to young people’s mental health”
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Twitter Slammed After Fake Pentagon Explosion Jolts Stock Market: ‘Just Enabling Conspiracy Theory Creators at This Point’
The account that tweeted the doctored photo resembled a legitimate Bloomberg news feed
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Hank Green Shares Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Diagnosis, Assures It’s ‘One of the Most Treatable’
“I’m fine, but I’m not fine,” the Vlogbrothers cofounder says in the video posted Friday
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Taylor Lautner Prays for John Mayer in TikTok Post Set to Taylor Swift’s ‘Dear John’ (Video)
Lautner walks the talk and sends one up for the “New Light” singer
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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bluesky Gains Traction As App Downloads Surge 600% in April
The decentralized social messaging platform is attracting attention, but has a lot of catching up to do before it can take on Twitter
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Twitter-Alternative Mastodon Revamps Onboarding Experience to Be More Competitive
The platform’s approach to social networking can be intimidating for newbies, so the sign-up process is being simplified
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Users Flock to Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Rival Bluesky, but Fine Print Gives Some Pause
The Twitter alternative reported its biggest single-day jump in users yet on Thursday
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Twitter Drops ‘Government-Funded’ Label From NPR, PBS After News Orgs Quit Platform in Protest
The news organizations had stopped posting on Elon Musk’s platform amid dispute over “state-affiliated” and “government-funded” labels
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Jon Favreau – But Not That One, Of Course – Marks Elon Musk’s Momentous Blue-Check Day With Reminder His Rocket Also Exploded
Meanwhile, the Pope lost his Twitter verification, too, but Musk is paying for LeBron James’ and Stephen King’s
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Wired Senior Writer After He Interviews Matt Walsh Hacker
“We have not received any further explanation from Twitter and our attempts to reach Twitter’s press office were met with the customary poop emoji,” the magazine says
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Anheuser-Busch CEO on Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light Campaign: ‘Never Intended to Be Part of a Discussion That Divides’
Brendan Whitworth seemingly back-stepped the beer company’s progressive ad with the trans influencer in a statement Friday
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TikTok Hires Disney’s Former Comms Czar Zenia Mucha to Advise on Looming Ban
Obama advisors David Plouffe and Jim Messina have also been brought in to guide the social platform through ongoing litigation
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Twitter Ad Revenue Plunges 89% Since Musk Takeover as Major Brands Stay Away (Report)
Top media buyers remain reluctant to recommend returning to the social media platform amid the owner’s erratic behavior
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Twitter’s ‘For You’ Discovery Feed Will Soon Only Feature Paid Verified Accounts
It’s CEO Elon Musk’s latest effort to popularize the Twitter Blue tier and to make his company “the only platform you can trust”
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Elon Musk Pushes Back on William Shatner’s Twitter Blue Complaint: ‘There Shouldn’t Be a Different Standard for Celebrities’
The ”Star Trek“ legend tagged the CEO in a Saturday tweet, questioning, ”You’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free?“
