social media

This week: Nursing career options, social media impact on mental health

Chief nursing officer Scott Jessie talks about the nursing profession, including the variety of career opportunities and the rewards of helping others. And psychiatrist Christopher Lucas discusses social media and the potential mental health impact on adolescents and young adults, in particular.

A March 28, 2014, photo illustration shows the Yik Yak app in the Google Play store. A new version is only available currently in the Apple app store in the U.S.

Yik Yak, The Anonymous App That Tested Free Speech, Is Back

Jonathan Franklin

Before shutting down in 2017, Yik Yak was used in hate speech and cyberbullying across college campuses and local schools. The app's new owners vow to take a strong stance against abuses.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018. In July 2020, Holocaust survivors around the world urged Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.

Antisemitic Posts Are Rarely Removed By Social Media Companies, A Study Finds

Deepa Shivaram

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok took no action on 84% of antisemitic posts, despite pledging to crack down on hate speech, according to the Center to Counter Digital Hate.

Donald Trump Says He Is Suing Facebook, Google And Twitter For Alleged Censorship

Associated Press

Health

This week: A historical look at medical trailblazers Blackwell and Nightingale

This "HealthLink on Air" podcast examines how far medicine has come since the days of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell and nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale.Dr.…

The European Commission is asking Facebook, Twitter, Google and others to share more details about what their platforms are doing to curb disinformation.

Europe Wants Social Media Giants To Do More To Stop Disinformation

Jaclyn Diaz

The executive branch of the European Union is asking Facebook, Google, Twitter and others to provide details on how they are responding to disinformation on their platforms.

Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report

Jaclyn Diaz

LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report.

Group-chat app Discord announced on Monday that in the second half of 2020, it took down more than 2,000 communities dedicated to extremist causes, of which more than 300 focused on the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon.

Group-Chat App Discord Says It Banned More Than 2,000 Extremist Communities

Bobby Allyn

The popular platform also reported on Monday that it deleted more than 300 communities, known on the site as "servers," that were dedicated to the conspiracy theory QAnon.

Parler, a social media network embraced by right-wing users, announced its relaunch, a month after it was dropped by app stores and its Web host in the wake of the Capitol riot.

After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host

Bobby Allyn

The conservative social network is relaunching under new leadership and on new technology, a month after being de-platformed. It says it will not rely on Big Tech for its operations.

Clubhouse launched in March of 2020, just in time for lockdown orders. Now, other tech companies are rushing to make Clubhouse clones.

Clubhouse May Be Social Media's Future. What's All The Hype About?

Bobby Allyn

The invite-only app lets you eavesdrop on chats between celebrities, journalists and tech savants. Oprah, Elon Musk and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain have all joined.