AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data

Social media posts about unemployment can predict official jobless claims up to two weeks before government data is released, ...
Tech Times

How Recommendation Algorithms Shape What You Watch and Share: Streaming and Social Media Explained

Learn how recommendation algorithms, streaming recommendations, and social media algorithms use content recommendation ...
Newsweek

Map of Countries Facing New US Social Media Checks Proposal for Tourists

President Donald Trump's plan to require foreign tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before entering the United States will have implications for travelers from dozens ...
The New York Times

Why Some Countries May Copy Australia’s Ban on Children’s Use of Social Media

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London ...
Los Angeles Times

Foreign travelers who don’t need U.S. visa could soon face new social media screening

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — Foreigners who are allowed to come to the United States without a visa could soon be required to ...
CBS News

Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan

The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from several dozen nations that enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit additional personal information before entering the country, ...
NBC News

Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world's 'first domino'

Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse? Australia is about to find out. More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia ...
CNN

Australia is banning young teens from social media. Could it happen in the US?

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...
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STOP watching fake news! What I've learned from analyzing media tactics

After years of breaking down media tactics, I can tell you this: the biggest threat to America isn’t misinformation — it’s manipulation. The corporate press uses fear, outrage, and selective editing ...
NPR

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...
NBC News

Australian teenagers ask high court to block social media ban

SYDNEY — A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take ...