Gun applicants in New York will have to submit their social accounts for review Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Gun applicants in New York will have to submit their social accounts for review PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton asks if social media monitoring can be done in an anti-racist way that does not create violence through surveillance. Add a friend on social media Add a friend on social media See the latest happenings of Penn’s new president Liz Magill on her Facebook and Instagram. Week off social media boosts mental health: Study Penn In the News U.S. News Week off social media boosts mental health: Study Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences says that staying off social media is not the answer to internet addiction; it’s learning how to use these sites in healthy ways. Selling Twitter to Elon Musk is good for investors. What about the public? Penn In the News The New York Times Selling Twitter to Elon Musk is good for investors. What about the public? Jill Fisch of the Law School is quoted on the discretion but not the obligation of corporations to consider the interests of people other than investors. Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss some of the benefits of using social-media data in studies related to patient care and outcomes. Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Image: Dovile Ramoskaite Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship. Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Penn Today spoke with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a Perry World House visiting fellow, to learn more about how cyberattacks have shaped modern warfare and how countries are adapting their cyber defense strategies amidst the ongoing war. (Image: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP images) Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said the film “Kony 2012” went viral because it tapped into basic human motivations through storytelling, social currency, and emotion. ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Penn In the News The Guardian ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.” Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said. Load More
Add a friend on social media Add a friend on social media See the latest happenings of Penn’s new president Liz Magill on her Facebook and Instagram.
Week off social media boosts mental health: Study Penn In the News U.S. News Week off social media boosts mental health: Study Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences says that staying off social media is not the answer to internet addiction; it’s learning how to use these sites in healthy ways. Selling Twitter to Elon Musk is good for investors. What about the public? Penn In the News The New York Times Selling Twitter to Elon Musk is good for investors. What about the public? Jill Fisch of the Law School is quoted on the discretion but not the obligation of corporations to consider the interests of people other than investors. Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss some of the benefits of using social-media data in studies related to patient care and outcomes. Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Image: Dovile Ramoskaite Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship. Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Penn Today spoke with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a Perry World House visiting fellow, to learn more about how cyberattacks have shaped modern warfare and how countries are adapting their cyber defense strategies amidst the ongoing war. (Image: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP images) Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said the film “Kony 2012” went viral because it tapped into basic human motivations through storytelling, social currency, and emotion. ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Penn In the News The Guardian ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.” Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said. Load More
Selling Twitter to Elon Musk is good for investors. What about the public? Penn In the News The New York Times Selling Twitter to Elon Musk is good for investors. What about the public? Jill Fisch of the Law School is quoted on the discretion but not the obligation of corporations to consider the interests of people other than investors. Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss some of the benefits of using social-media data in studies related to patient care and outcomes. Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Image: Dovile Ramoskaite Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship. Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Penn Today spoke with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a Perry World House visiting fellow, to learn more about how cyberattacks have shaped modern warfare and how countries are adapting their cyber defense strategies amidst the ongoing war. (Image: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP images) Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said the film “Kony 2012” went viral because it tapped into basic human motivations through storytelling, social currency, and emotion. ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Penn In the News The Guardian ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.” Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said. Load More
Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss some of the benefits of using social-media data in studies related to patient care and outcomes. Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Image: Dovile Ramoskaite Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship. Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Penn Today spoke with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a Perry World House visiting fellow, to learn more about how cyberattacks have shaped modern warfare and how countries are adapting their cyber defense strategies amidst the ongoing war. (Image: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP images) Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said the film “Kony 2012” went viral because it tapped into basic human motivations through storytelling, social currency, and emotion. ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Penn In the News The Guardian ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.” Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said. Load More
Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Image: Dovile Ramoskaite Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship.
Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Penn Today spoke with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a Perry World House visiting fellow, to learn more about how cyberattacks have shaped modern warfare and how countries are adapting their cyber defense strategies amidst the ongoing war. (Image: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP images) Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Kony 2012,’ 10 years later Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said the film “Kony 2012” went viral because it tapped into basic human motivations through storytelling, social currency, and emotion. ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Penn In the News The Guardian ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.” Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said. Load More
‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Penn In the News The Guardian ‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.” Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said. Load More
Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Penn In the News Bloomberg Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said.