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As highlighted in Trump’s recent post-election tweets, social media is often riddled with disinformation. Having platforms flag inaccurate content is not enough to solve this challenge — it requires user…
Social media is harming our democracies and ads are just the tip of the iceberg
Politicians using money to gain influence is nothing new. But with Facebook under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads and Twitter deciding to ban them, any voter has to…
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It’s time we started paying attention — not only to how much we use social media, but also to how and why we use it..I reviewed the incoming UVSS Lead Director’s Twitter profiles, because why not
I have indisputably good opinions, and I like to share those opinions on Twitter. Not only does it allow me to connect with friends and co-workers, but it keeps me abreast…I gave up pretending to be @dril on Yik Yak after mods kept deleting my shit
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After being left out of a national party leaders debate held by the Globe and Mail on Thursday, Sept. 17, Elizabeth May used Twitter to add her input in real…The hanging of free speech: The case of Greg Elliott
“There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy: Hypocrisy, Fraud, and Tyranny.” — Frederick Robertson Too few are aware of the current legal fiasco involving one Twitter warrior by…Our Digital Print Issue
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