Complex images in a social media post tend to capture greater user attention, leading to increased engagement with social media posts, according to new research from Vamsi Kanuri, the Viola D. Hank Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
With the growing popularity of beauty influencers and viral skin care routines, social media is playing an integral role in shaping how people care for their skin. Popular trends like the glass-skin look, the Russian manicure, and at-home red light therapy have sparked widespread attention, but how safe and effective are they? Ahead of National Healthy Skin Month in November, board-certified dermatologists offer insights into the effectiveness, safety, and long-term impact of these skin care practices.
Anxiety is high, but self-care can get you through November.
Although public attention has led to corporate and public policy changes, algorithms and their creators might not be the only driving factor behind political polarization on social media. In a new study, Justin T. Huang, assistant professor of marketing, explores how user-driven content moderation is ubiquitous and an overlooked aspect of this issue.
A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that nearly half of people (46%) have lost sleep due to worries about the presidential election.
What can Twitter tell us about how people complied – or not – with public-health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic? Quebec researchers Hélène Carabin and José Denis-Robichaud investigate.
In an era of intense polarization, Democrats and Republicans have historically, and mistakenly, believed that members of the other party prioritize protecting certain types or victims of hate speech over others based on stereotypes or their affiliation with those potentially vulnerable groups. New research from the University of Notre Dame, however, revealed that partisans generally agree on what to censor when it comes to the target, source and severity of hate speech.
New research from the University of Notre Dame analyzed the AI bot policies and mechanisms of eight social media platforms: LinkedIn, Mastodon, Reddit, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Then researchers attempted to launch bots to test bot policy enforcement processes.
It’s no surprise that the media landscape is changing and a large part of that can be traced to social media influencers. ...
Thousands of well-meaning social media users have been sharing photos supposedly depicting the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction that have turned out to be fake images generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Communication media expert Cayce Myers and digital literacy expert Julia Feerrar discuss the problems these images cause and how to detect them.
A coalition of over a dozen states and the District of Columbia has filed lawsuits against TikTok, claiming the platform’s algorithm and design features intentionally addict children, causing mental... ...
In an age of real-time coverage and social media reaction to an ever-morphing news cycle, there’s little doubt media can make an impact on elections. Lauren Feldman, a professor of journalism and media studies with the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, studies the effects of media in political, scientific and environmental contexts and is the co-author of A Comedian and An Activist Walk into a Bar: The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice.
New research from Christina Bambrick, the Filip Family Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, explores the nonconventional idea that each of us, as private citizens, may be responsible for upholding the constitutional rights of our fellow citizens. She examines constitutional politics across the globe to explore these different approaches to balancing rights and responsibilities in a democratic society.
Two University of Miami alumnae take the fishing world by storm
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