social media
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2022
Facebook loses users globally for the first time in its history
The company faces challenges on multiple fronts, as competion booms, regulators scrutinize its business practices and it begins a lofty transition to focus on the ‘metaverse.’
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Our View: RFK Jr.’s dangerous rhetoric could lead to violence
Like Republican Maine lawmakers Joel Stetkis and Heidi Sampson, the Democratic celebrity uses the Holocaust to radicalize the anti-vaccine movement.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Instagram’s chief faces senators’ anger over possible harm to youth
Senators of both parties were united in condemning Instagram during a hearing that grew more confrontational and emotionally charged as it went on.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2021
Another View: What is Twitter’s future? Hopefully, some humility and fresh competition
Public bodies must be wary of regulation of the likes of Twitter and Facebook merely becoming a way for these two entities to duck responsibility.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2021
Commentary: A chronological feed wouldn’t fix Facebook
The platform has grown up on the assumption that we don’t want to hear from most of the ‘friends’ in our networks.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2021
Dine In Maine: Tonight’s dinner comes to you, courtesy of TikTok
Hashtag Dinner
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Maine Voices: Social media is a double-edged sword, but it can be used for good
Words paired with images that resonate tell a story. And there are many, many positive stories to tell.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Not even Zuckerberg can fix Facebook
The expectation that the power to communicate broadly will unite us is not realistic – and never has been.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Another View: Instagram is no place for kids
Internal research at Facebook found that its photo-sharing app is having a terrible effect on teens’ mental health. So why is the company creating a new version for children?
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Willful ignorance is going to be the death of us
The response to this week’s U.N. report on climate changes shows that the need for media literacy and critical thinking has never been more urgent.
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