social issues
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Instagram, Facebook Overhaul Feeds to Hide Disturbing Content From Young Users
Critics say that Meta has often caused serious psychological harm to younger users by exposing them to a variety of toxic and inappropriate content. Eating disorders, depression and even suicide have all been blamed on the company’s algorithms, and the calls to reform those algorithms have grown so loud lately that it’s apparently become impossible…
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Being a Hypochondriac Might Help Send You to an Early Grave, Study Suggests
Being overly worried about getting sick may, actually, help send you to an early grave, new research out this month suggests. The study found that people diagnosed with hypochondriasis were noticeably more likely to die during the study period than those without it. An increased risk was seen across both natural and unnatural causes of…
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Elon Musk Blames Reporters for Fleeing Advertisers, Not His Tweets on Jews
A lawsuit from X alleges watchdog Media Matters aimed to tarnish the reputation of X, ignoring in-house efforts from Musk that have already done so.
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YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge
The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.