In the Media

Age-verification laws, put into effect to prevent minors from accessing certain content, don't actually lead to safer behavior online, according to a recently published working paper.

States have been stepping up in the absence of federal tech regulation.

The results of the study showed that users often change their habits to get around verifying their age online.

An analysis of state age verification laws showed that these kinds of policies often have the unintended consequence of actually incentivizing risky behavior online, Zeve Sanderson told Mashable.

Joshua Tucker joined Behind the Data to explore how rigorous scientific research adds valuable context to conventional wisdom about social media

Sol Messing spoke to CNET about the rumor that Meta is considering launching a short-form video app amid TikTok's recent legal drama.

Trump's attacks on Politico represent a long-standing tactic to discredit the news media, Joshua A. Tucker tells NPR's All Things Considered.

Growing a social media following can be a critical step for rising candidates trying to make a name for themselves, but it doesn't always translate into donors or voters, Zeve Sanderson told The City.

Maggie Macdonald spoke to The Salt Lake Tribune about the rising trend of politicians using social media to build a national reputation.

Sol Messing spoke to NBC News about Meta's plan to replace fact-checkers with community notes.

Meta's algorithmic changes may have a greater impact on users' feeds than its new approach to fact-checking, Joshua A. Tucker told Poynter.

Meta's decision to end fact-checking is part of a larger rightward shift in Silicon Valley, Sol Messing told ABC News.

Sol Messing spoke to The Washington Post about the limitations of relying on users to fact-check content at scale.

The proliferation of explicit threats of violence online exemplifies how current content moderation practices are failing, Jonathan Nagler told AFP.

Zeve Sanderson spoke to NPR about how AI was used in the 2024 election and why more data is needed to fully understand its impact.

2024 was an unprecedented year for tech policy at the state level. Our new report highlights trends in legislation nationwide addressing key issues like AI and data privacy.

Disinformation campaigns have long been a tactic used by Russia to sow divisions in America. But it's difficult to gauge how persuasive these narratives really are, Joshua A. Tucker told AP.

As our information environment continues to fragment and social media users consume less news, politicians may face challenges reaching votes, Joshua A. Tucker told the Economist

The results of the U.S. presidential election align with a global anti-incumbency trend, Joshua A. Tucker told Newsweek.

Personalized news feeds have users on both sides feeling overly confident in their candidate. This rhetoric isn't just polarizing, it can lay the groundwork for challenges to the election results, Sol Messing told Business Insider.

Citing CSMaP research, the Washington Post reports about how misinformation is more likely to spread in Spanish-language media and communities.

“This is the election of the fractured media environment,” Jonathan Nagler told The Wall Street Journal.

Joshua A. Tucker joined NY1 to talk about the upcoming U.S. presidential election, and how each candidate is using social media as part of their campaign strategies.

Joshua A. Tucker spoke to AFP about the impact of politicians amplifying false claims and how this affects voters' trust in information.

People with extremist ideologies are more receptive to misinformation online, according to a recent CSMaP study.