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Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination
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Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination

Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’
A stage with three chairs, two tables, and a blank screen; Bauermeister and Patton look on as Cogburn speaks.

Bauermeister (left) and Patton (right) look on as Cogburn speaks at the recent lecture “Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?”

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‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’

In the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture hosted by Penn Nursing, Desmond Upton Patton and Courtney D. Cogburn discussed how social media and AI might foster well-being.

Kristina García

Centuries of ‘TikTalk’
A closeup look at a mouth speaking.

TikTok voice, uptalk, and vocal fry are current linguistic trends with a long history.

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Centuries of ‘TikTalk’

The media popularity of the vocal trend called “TikTalk,” or a combination of uptalkand vocal fry, is actually nothing new, says linguist Mark Liberman.
FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation
Eugene Kiely and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003.

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FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation

Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation.
When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it?
A distressed teen with a smartphone.

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When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it?

A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real.

From Annenberg School for Communication

AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives
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AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives

Doctoral candidate Sophie Maddocks in the Annenberg School for Communication says that AI fake nudes are targeting girls and women who aren’t in the public eye.

Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online
Rendering of a brain with signals insinuating AI and data.

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Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online

A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook.

From Annenberg School for Communication