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It’s not just bad behavior – why social media design makes it hard to have constructive disagreements online
We found that people often avoid discussing challenging topics online for fear of harming their relationships, and when it comes to disagreements, not all social media are the same.

As pressure builds on India's Narendra Modi, is his government trying to silence its critics?
“First in the world ‘24/7’ crematorium launched by Modi Govt in India”.

News organizations that want journalists to engage with their audience may be setting them up for abuse
It is difficult for news organizations and journalism scholars to determine the value of audience engagement – not because engagement itself is not worth pursuing, but because the term is so loosely defined and inconsistently implemented.

Instagram's redesign shifts toward shopping – here's how that can be harmful
Social media companies profiting from collecting user data, making algorithmic inferences about people’s preferences and using this information to target people with advertising.