Social Media: Does Less Regulated Equal More Toxic?

10/16/2023 The Social Eyes 0

Illustration: Laetitia Géraud An article by Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Does a reduction of regulation and surveillance on social media platforms automatically lead to an explosion of hateful, toxic statements? That’s certainly what we’ve seen on a host of far-right platforms in recent years. It remains […] See more

Does False News Travel Faster?

12/26/2022 The Social Eyes 0

By Pascal Lapointe – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) In March of 2018, an MIT study concluded that on Twitter, news that is false travels much faster than news that is true. Recently, a report cited two researchers who apparently had refuted the 2018 […] See more

Social Media: Moderation is Key (Part I)

08/17/2020 The Social Eyes 0

Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, LinkedIn. These names are now part of our daily lives. By Sarah Langot And yet there are people who are fighting their own cyber-addiction by trying to get off these social media sites. Sylvain is a master’s student in communication, and […] See more