What the AI-Generated Faces Study Really Shows About Human Overconfidence
AI-generated faces are now so realistic that even people with exceptional face-recognition skills struggle to tell them apart from real…
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How Many Bots Are on X (Twitter)?
There is no verified platform-wide percentage, but the best public evidence suggests bots on X (formerly Twitter) make up a…
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Why Did MTV Shut Down Its 24-Hour Music Channels?
MTV officially shut down its 24-hour music channels on December 31, 2025, and marked the moment by playing “Video Killed…
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A Loud Minority Is Warping How We See Each Other Online
You leave an hour of doomscrolling convinced the country is splintering. Outside, a neighbor you disagree with politically helps you…
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One Week Off Social Media Eased Anxiety, Sleep Problems for Young Adults
On a gray Monday morning, a university sophomore powers down her phone and slides it into a desk drawer. For…
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Why Low-Quality News Outperforms Across Social Media Platforms
Scandal sells, and on today’s networks it sells fast. A new peer-reviewed analysis finds lower-quality news domains circulating most intensely…
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Older adults share more political misinformation
Older adults share more political misinformation than younger users, but not for the reasons many assume. New research suggests the…
