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Finding Truth among the Tweets. Our expert weighs in on the role social media has during war.
With the Israel-Hamas war raging on, social media provides a source of information for many individuals to stay up to date. Across platforms there are ...
Combating Hate Speech in 2023
The arrival of a new year often initiates a reflection on the previous one. And according to Billie Murray, PhD, associate professor in the Department ...
Sharing photos of your kids online? Here's what you should consider.
By Emma Richards Today’s parents are the first to raise children alongside social media and in this era of likes, comments and shares, they ...
Levity Aside, the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner Reminded Us of Our Mission
As expected, Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” did a fantastic job presiding over last Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ ...
Under new ownership - what's next for Twitter and the social media landscape
He said he'd do it - and he did. Billionaire, innovator and always the controversial CEO, Elon Musk scratched together over 40 billion dollars and has ...
Tulane scholar available to comment on privacy
Amy Gajda, a professor at the Tulane University School of Law, is one of the nation’s leading scholars on privacy, and her new book ...
Ask the Expert: What is critical race theory and why is it under attack in our schools?
Michigan joins other states that have introduced legislation that would sharply limit classroom discussions on how race and racism have shaped American history. Dorinda Carter ...
Expert: Supreme Court poised to issue biggest decision in 50 years on First Amendment and limitations of student speech
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue its biggest decision in 50 years on the First Amendment protections and limitations of student speech. The 1969 ...
Evaluating the Impact of Facebook’s Ban of Vaccine Misinformation
A new Facebook policy has banned misinformation about all vaccines on its platform. Villanova University Communication professor Jie Xu, PhD, who specializes in science and ...
Trump, the Capitol, and Social Media – Let our expert answer the questions everyone is asking
Social media played a significant role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and its influence in shaping American politics is unlikely to wane, ...