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Business
How Bad Is Antisemitism Online? It’s Increasingly Hard to Know.
People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency from platforms.
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Business
Want to Know What’s Bedeviling Biden? TikTok Economics May Hold Clues.
Economic despair dominates social media as young people fret about the cost of living. It offers a snapshot of the challenges facing Democrats ahead of the 2024 election.
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World
Videos About Bin Laden’s Criticism of U.S. Surge in Popularity on TikTok
The videos discuss a letter the former Al Qaeda leader wrote in 2002 in which he defended the Sept. 11 attacks and said Americans had become “servants” to Jews.
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World
Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the call.
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World
Nepal Is Banning TikTok Over Hate Content, Officials Say
The small Himalayan nation’s cabinet of ministers said the Chinese-owned app had neglected its repeated requests to curb content that affected “social harmony.”
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Business
TikTok’s Finest Lobsterman
It was another busy day for the crew of the Rest-Ashoar, a lobster fishing boat that works the waters off the rocky coast of Winter Harbor, Maine. The captain, Jacob Knowles, had gotten up at 3 a.m. on a brisk October morning and took his vessel 10 ...
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Business
A New Report Documents How Easily Children Can Access Graphic Images of the War
Violent, distressing imagery related to the conflict between Hamas and Israel, including graphic posts showing dead children and adults, are easily accessible to young users on platforms such as Instagram, researchers have found. The Institute for ...
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Health
Harvard Cozies Up to #MentalHealth TikTok
As young Americans turn to TikTok for information on mental health, the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is building its own team of influencers.
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Business
‘A.I. Obama’ and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok
In a slickly produced TikTok video, former President Barack Obama — or a voice eerily like his — can be heard defending himself against an explosive new conspiracy theory about the sudden death of his former chef. Listen to This Article Open this ...
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Business
As Red States Curb Social Media, Did Montana’s TikTok Ban Go Too Far?
Montana is at the forefront of a wave of new tech laws passed by Republican-led states. Some give parents control over their children’s social media accounts.