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Week 14, X is having some issues with their new location sharing feature.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Week 14, also $2million spent on Facebook and Instagram to promote CBP One app.
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socialmedialab.ca Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 22d
The Department of Homeland Security spent an estimated $900k to $1 million on Facebook and Instagram ads over the past week to promote the CBP One app, "encouraging" undocumented foreign nationals to voluntarily depart the US. The ads garnered 23.7M impressions. app.polidashboard.org/meta_ads?cou...
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Week 14, Snapchat users have been gaming auto information from certain social media apps.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Week 13, Google is making their AI tool feature even more advanced and in depth for quick and easy access to information for users.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Week 13, X launched a feature that allows users to pay a fee to boost their views.
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socialmedialab.ca Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Sep 22
"X is trying out a new way to bring in additional revenue, with users now able to pay to boost the reach of their posts in-stream." #PayToPlay #PayForReach www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-forme...
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Week 13, Pinterest creates new helpful tool for users to locate teams found on their pins.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Week 12, How will AI affect how viewers trust in news?
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csmapnyu.org NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics @csmapnyu.org · Feb 19
As journalists increase their use of AI, how will that impact trust in news? This study finds labeling news with AI-written content decreased trust among readers, and the effect was most pronounced among those with higher pre-existing trust in news.

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December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Week 12, 3.5 million issues related to politics are now available to search on their database.
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socialmedialab.ca Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Nov 1
You can now search our database of 3.5 million U.S. political, election, and social issue ads on Facebook and Instagram, dating back to October 10, 2023. Discover who’s running these ads and who they’re targeting. app.polidashboard.org/meta_ads?cou...
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Week 12, YouTube has designed a new education initiative for musicians.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Week 11, Politicians are using influencer strategies to gain positive viewer attention.
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csmapnyu.org NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics @csmapnyu.org · Jan 21
Politicians are increasingly adopting content creator tactics and partnering with influencers. Why? Because it signals authenticity, providing "a little less of ‘vote for this candidate,’ and more of ‘how can I understand this candidate,’” @zevesanderson.com tells @thecity.bsky.social.
thecity.nyc THE CITY @thecity.nyc · Jan 21
The young democratic socialist has been building buzz and raising money from New Yorkers online, but It remains to be seen how that will translate into votes IRL.
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Week 11, X is exposing users for using VPNs where in some counties is necessary for safety.
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socialmedialab.ca Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Nov 23
X is essentially exposing accounts that are using VPNs. This is not cool for people living in repressive countries where a VPN is a necessity for safety.
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Week 11, Pinterest is regaining users but not its revenue.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Week 10, Australia bands social media for kids under 16.
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How will Australia's under-16 social media ban work?
The world-first law aims to reduce the risks children face online, but critics fear it may not work.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Week 10, WhatsApp has been the app of choice over Facebook in the Global South.
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csmapnyu.org NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics @csmapnyu.org · Jul 17
In the Global South, WhatsApp is more popular than X or Facebook.

New in @The_JOP, we ran a WhatsApp deactivation experiment during Brazil’s 2022 election to explore how the app facilitates the spread of misinformation and affects voters’ attitudes.

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Abstract: In most advanced democracies, concerns about the spread of misinformation are typically associated with feed-based social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. These platforms also account for the vast majority of research on the topic. However, in most of the world, particularly in Global South countries, misinformation often reaches citizens through social media messaging apps, particularly WhatsApp. To fill the resulting gap in the literature, we conducted a multimedia deactivation experiment to test the impact of reducing exposure to potential sources of misinformation on WhatsApp during the weeks leading up to the 2022 Presidential election in Brazil. We find that this intervention significantly reduced participants’ recall of false rumors circulating widely during the election. However, consistent with theories of mass media minimal effects, a short-term change in the information environment did not lead to significant changes in belief accuracy, political polarization, or well-being.
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Week 10, TikTok has potential to take over online shopping.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Week 9, AI apps are rabidly destroying student teacher relationships.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Week 9, TikTok reminds users of the importance of mental health while scrolling.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Week 9, NoteTracker preview available, a searchable database for online users.
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socialmedialab.ca Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 24d
Here's a preview of our new, NoteTracker Dashboard, a searchable database of 1.7 Community Notes on X. notetracker.socialmedialab.ca
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Week 8, Several countries exposed for being hubs for scam calls and messages.
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What are scam centres – explained in 30 seconds
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for the multibillion dollar scam industry, which has proliferated in the region in recent years
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December 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Week 8, Snapchat has entered its downfall.
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Snapchat Posts Strong Revenue Result, Though Challenges Are Coming
Snapchat is also now up to 943 million monthly active users.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Week 8, Reddit analytics say women are turning to the app for auto advice.
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Reddit Says Women Auto Buyers Are Increasingly Turning to the App
More and more people are turning to Reddit to inform their auto buying choices.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Week 7, Mandate for government apps to be installed in all Indian smartphones is receiving major backlash from the public.
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After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to preinstall government app on smartphones | TechCrunch
On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Week 7, AI is now more accessible but do they the public navigate the environment?
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csmapnyu.org NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics @csmapnyu.org · 23d
As generative AI becomes more accessible, synthetic political images are reshaping how people see and interpret events. One question remains: Do AI labels help the public navigate this environment?

Our new preprint, It Works When It Works, tests exactly that.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Week 7, TikTok shares marketing tips from post holiday campaignes to increase spending in buyers.
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TikTok’s Top Post-Holidays Campaign Tips [Infographic]
Some handy pointers for your end-of-year push.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Week 6, Discord users impacted by data breach after third-party customer service provider was compromised.
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Discord Confirms 70K Govt IDs Exposed in Breach, Hackers Are Posting People's Age-Verification Selfies Online
Discord also confirms that hackers accessed user data by breaching a third-party service provider called 5CA, which the platform used to support its customer service efforts.
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October 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM