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Stay-at-home parents are likely to tweet anti-spanking beliefs and desires, but those 280-character messages may not always convey what's happening in homes.

Channels: All Journal News, Behavioral Science, Family and Parenting, Social Media, Psychology and Psychiatry,

Keywords: Behavior, Quality Of Life, Parenting, Family

Telling youth not to “sext” doesn’t seem to be reducing the prevalence of them sharing nude photos or videos. A national sample of about 5,000 youth ages 12 to 17 showed 14 percent had sent and 23 percent had received sexually explicit images. Researchers say it’s time to teach teens ‘safe’ sexting and provide important tips to avoid significant and long-term consequences, such as humiliation, extortion, victimization, school sanction, reputational damage, and even criminal charges.

Channels: Crime and Forensic Science, Education, Sex and Relationships, Social Media, All Journal News,

Keywords: Sex, Sexting, smart phones, Teenagers, Adolescents, Youth, Sexually Explicit Images, Sexually Explicit Videos, Nudity, Nude Photos, Nude Videos, Sex Education, Empowering Youth, Safe Sexting, Long-term Consequences, Extortion, Humiliation, Victimization, Reputation Damage, Criminal Charges

Education videos distributed on social media can reduce barriers related to health literacy and improve health in underserved populations, according to Rutgers researchers

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Public Health, Social Media, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: cancer education

Channels: Psychology and Psychiatry, Religion, Social Media,

Keywords: Social media and depression, social media and anxiety, social media and faith

Online political advertising is not regulated by the federal government the way television ads are. What standards can journalists use when examining social media campaigning? Johns Hopkins and three other universities have developed a set of 12 recommendations based around 4 ethical principles that reporters can use when judging online campaign strategies.

Channels: Government/Law, Social Media, U.S. Elections News, U.S. Politics, Politics Channel Featured Experts,

Keywords: 2020 Campaign, 2020 Election, campaign advertising, political adversiting, Political Ads, Politics, social media campaigns, Ethics, Digital advertisement, Political Action Committee, elections, politics, political science

Channels: Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Social Media,

Keywords: Facebook, Social Media, Misinformation, deepfake, AI

Channels: Behavioral Science, Social Media,

Keywords: deepfake, cheapfake, Facebook

When college students post about feelings of depression on Facebook, their friends are unlikely to encourage them to seek help, a small study suggests.

Channels: Mental Health, Psychology and Psychiatry, Social Media, All Journal News, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Facebook, Depression, Mental Health, Counseling

"Embrace the Gulf 2020" is a year-long positive awareness campaign to highlight the value and the vitality of the Gulf of Mexico region. It includes daily messages across several social media platforms.

Channels: Business Ethics, Economics, Environmental Science, Government/Law, Nature, Social Media,

Keywords: Embrace the Gulf, Gulf Of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Feminist and anti-feminist social media posts can easily be altered to advance political agendas, according to a new study conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Channels: Civil Liberties, Social Media, Women in Business, All Journal News, Gender Issues, U.S. Politics, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Feminist, feminists, Feminism, antifeminist, Social Media, Bodies, Internet, Selfies, Photos, Politics, Tumblr, political selfies, social media activism, Activism, Binghamton, Binghamton University, SUNY Binghamton, State University of New York at Binghamton