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IDJC’s ElectionGraph: Surge in Negative Ads After Summer Assassination Attempt
The number of negative ads on Facebook and Instagram in the U.S. presidential race surged after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump despite calls from both major parties to tone down heated rhetoric, according a new ElectionGraph…
Your Digital Guide to Campus: Apps, Web Resources and Social Accounts to Follow
For anyone new to the University community, there is often an overwhelming amount of information, resources and must-do items at the beginning of the school year. To help new community members navigate our large digital ecosystem, we’ve compiled some of…
We Can’t Do It Alone: Getting Teens Off Their Phones Requires Broad Intervention
School districts and the U.S. Surgeon General are taking action to curb the negative effects of social media on teens. This month, Los Angeles school district officials approved a ban on cell phone use and social media limitation during school…
IDJC Report Tracks Influence of Social Media Ads on Presidential Primaries
More than 1,800 groups have collectively spent an estimated $15.3 million to pay for social media advertising that mentions President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump or other presidential candidates, according to a new report from Syracuse University’s Institute for…
Professor Discusses Social Media Platform Outages
Meta’s outage yesterday, and now LinkedIn today, reminded many of AT&T’s outage from the other week. Professor Lee McKnight shared his thoughts on the outage below. McKnight is an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, faculty advisor to…
Syracuse University News Launches LinkedIn Channel
Looking for another way to stay connected to all the news happening at Syracuse University? Syracuse University News is now on LinkedIn. Catch up on highlights from Syracuse University News on its newest channel with stories, profiles and podcasts about…
Roundup: Must-Follow Social Accounts and Helpful Websites to Bookmark
We get it, there is often an abundance of information, resources, email and must-do tasks communicated at the beginning of the semester. One easy way to stay connected with news, campus happenings and need-to-know information is to follow Syracuse-affiliated accounts…
New Research Examines Echo Chambers and Political Attitudes on Social Media
What is the role of social media in shaping our political attitudes? New research published in Nature sets out to understand whether and how the information people see on social media shapes their political views. Entitled “Like-minded Sources on Facebook…
Nurturing Children’s Mental Health During Summer Break
Syracuse University associate professor Matthew Mulvaney provides actionable guidance to parents as children and teenagers head into summer break. Mulvaney is a parenting researcher who joined the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics in 2012 following a series of…
Banning TikTok: national security or national censorship?
At least 25 US states have banned the popular social media site TikTok, mainly on state-owned devices and bills have been introduced in Congress for the federal government to do the same. The reason is national security fears of the…