Browsing: Social media

Shortly after Ryan Seacrest announced the Top 5 on season 22 of “American Idol,” social media was filled with mixed reactions.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is pushing back against a new regulation that might require TikTok to be sold or result in the app being prohibited in the U.S.
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“This latest intervention is indicative of their efforts to transition to a social media hub where they can sell ad space,” writer Jeanna Kadlec says

The social media site’s stock saw a 48% leap after its IPO Thursday

Shortly after Alyssa Raghu returned to “American Idol,” fans expressed their anger about her surprising audition on social media.

Some experts suggest that one of the most effective ways to combat the growing spread of medical misinformation on social media is to drown it out with engaging content supported by science.

Everybody has that one story they tell. That one incredibly unlikely thing that, had it not happened to them, they might not even believe. They found the only other person on a deserted mountain in China, and it was a long-lost friend from high school. They escaped being struck by lightning only because they dropped […]

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