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Linda Marticek has lived in a quiet area of Ridgewood in Bergen County for 79 years. She has grown up, gotten married and raised her children there. She says she would now like to enjoy her peaceful property and quiet life,
California Gov. Gavin Newsom explains the purpose behind the viral posts on X making fun of Trump's social media habits.
Truth is still alive on social media—but it’s not easy enough to find.
Russian state TV gave a positive coverage of the outcome of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, celebrating the handshake between the two leaders. Russian officials also stated that the meeting resulted in progress on sanctions and opened up room for future negotiations.
Sydney Sweeney shares bar night photos in denim outfit weeks after her American Eagle "Good Jeans" campaign faced backlash.
A Texas lawmaker slammed a U.S. representative for his use of the word "r----ded," a derogatory slur used against disabled people, in a social media post. "Tell me you're r----ded without telling me you're r-----ded," U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzalez said in a X post. "These gimmicks never work. How about instead of hiring more police officers?"
On this episode of Street Soldiers, we're tackling the growing issue of social media addiction, a problem affecting millions of Americans. A widely-cited study found that roughly 10% of Americans, and more than double that for teens,
Rather, the dynamics that give rise to all those negative outcomes are structurally embedded in the very architecture of social media. So we're probably doomed to endless toxic feedback loops unless someone hits upon a brilliant fundamental redesign that manages to change those dynamics.
It’s telling that so many incisive, vital documentaries on journalism and media have been produced in the past half-dozen years. The Fourth Estate is under attack on many fronts, from the deleterious effects of social media to conspiracy-theory-mongers on the left and right.