Browse recent news stories from the University of Michigan, as well as from respected outlets around the nation, about the most popular social media platforms, tools and trends.

  1. Facebook Will Now Provide Detail as to Why You’re Seeing Each Post in Your News Feed

    Facebook is now rolling out a new ‘Why am I seeing this?’ option for all posts within your News Feed, which will provide specific insight as to why things appear.

  2. A simple way to reclaim some privacy from your friends and coworkers

    Disabling read receipts can help you regain your privacy and your time. Here’s how to do it.

  3. How social media is helping Big Tobacco hook a new generation of smokers

    Big Tobacco is increasingly using social media to find new ways to hook young people on smoking, circumventing decades of laws restricting the marketing of traditional cigarettes to minors.

  4. The philosophy that explains why social media fuels our “techxistential crisis”

    The philosophy behind why social media makes us feel lonely

  5. Survey suggests parents may not be aware of effects of children cyberbullying

    With the prevalence of social media sites and mobile apps that connect people, children today are becoming increasingly more susceptible to cyberbullying. Yet recent findings suggest many parents may be unaware of just how often their children are victims and the impact of online bullying.

  6. A law outlawing cyberbullying will go into effect in Michigan later this week

    Michigan’s new cyberbullying law will go into effect on March 27.

  7. Brand Modi: Decoding social media engagement with celebrities

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged celebrities effectively on social media in the run-up to the 2014 general elections in India to raise his visibility and help his electoral ambitions, a new University of Michigan study shows.

  8. Instagram Will Now Remove Any Self-Harm Related Images as Part of New Safety Measures

    As part of its ongoing efforts to protect vulnerable users, Instagram has announced a new set of regulations relating to images of self-harm, including images of cutting and of healed scars.

  9. A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some Form of Cyberbullying

    59% of U.S. teens have been bullied or harassed online, and a similar share says it’s a major problem for people their age. At the same time, teens mostly think teachers, social media companies and politicians are failing at addressing this issue.

  10. How Do You Calculate The Emotional Cost Of Ghosting Someone?

    A data-driven exploration of ghosting: how we ghost, why we ghost, and what emotional debt we owe the people we date.