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Can Social Media Be Less Toxic?

A new study by Annenberg doctoral student Timothy Dörr explores how social media can encourage good behavior online.

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School Cellphone Bans: Annenberg Expert Reframes the Issue

SAFELab Director Desmond Patton provides insight into school cellphone bans and digital wellness for youth.

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How #ChristianTikTok Users Understand and Utilize the Platform’s Algorithm

A new study reveals the different ways an online religious community negotiates their place in a digital space.

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Two Decades of YouTube: Annenberg Experts Break It Down

Experts from the Annenberg School reflect on YouTube's 20th anniversary, examining its impact on cross-cultural connections and the rise of social media influencers.

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Addressing the ‘Catch-22’ Academics Face on Social Media

The Center for Media at Risk and the Center on Digital Culture and Society brought together scholars to analyze the interconnected benefits and risks that academics face using social media.

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Race, Gender, and the Appeal to Youth in the Harris Campaign

Professor Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns.

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What Public Discourse Gets Wrong About Misinformation Online

A new study from the Computational Social Science Lab shows that while online misinformation exists, it isn’t as pervasive as pundits and the press suggest.

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Reexamining Misinformation: How Unflagged, Factual Content Drives Vaccine Hesitancy

Research from the Computational Social Science Lab finds that factual, vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook has a greater overall effect than “fake news,” discouraging millions from the COVID-19 shot.

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A Comm Major’s Journey from Pop Culture to Free Speech to Networked Technology and Beyond 

Anika Gururaj (C’24) followed her intellectual curiosity throughout her time at Penn, and will soon be off to Harvard Law School.

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What Are the Most Effective Strategies To Inspire Action on Climate Change?

The Communication Neuroscience Lab is conducting an intervention tournament, testing six strategies to change beliefs and intentions regarding climate change.