It’s not how long – but how – kids use social media that’s important
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It doesn’t matter so much how long the kids are on social media. It’s how they use social media that’s important. Passive use of social media can lead to greater
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Gaza the most dangerous place in the world for journalists
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Gaza stands out as the most dangerous region in the world with the highest number of journalists murdered in connection with their work in the last five years. Since October
Majority trust media to control politicians
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President-elect Donald Trump is known to dislike the news media having called in the “enemy of the people”. Since he was re-elected various media organisations have stressed the importance of
Search engines more important for political news than social media
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Search engines are the most widely used platform for news (45%), followed by social media (41%) and video networks (30%). Messaging apps (15%) and generative AI (7%) are not widely
Social media influencers need training in fact-checking
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Social media influencers lack knowledge about fact checking. “Digital content creators are reshaping the way information is curated and disseminated in unprecedented ways. The low prevalence of fact-checking among
Majority share on social media without reading the story first
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Most people share stories on social media without reading them first, a new study shows. Around 75% of forwarded links on Facebook were made by people who had not read
Social media companies ordered to stop terrorism content
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TikTok, X and Meta’s Instagram include terrorism content. They must therefore take specific measures to protect their services from being used for terrorist content, the Irish national media regulatory authority
20% get news from social media influencers
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About one-in-five say that they regularly get news from influencers on social media. A clear majority of these influencers are men and most of them have no background with a
Rising disinformation campaigns to discredit journalists and media
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The rise of disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting journalists and media organisations has reached alarming levels in Europe, as in other parts of the world. Through tactics such as online
Majority of Facebook and TikTok users are women
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YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms, according to a US fact sheet by Pew Research Center. Half of adults say they use Instagram. On Facebook, the majority