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5 Types of Social Media Platforms Explained

Wheather you are using facebook, instragram, youtube, or linked in you are using a social media platform. There are numerous different types of social media platforms that companies can use, and here ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources ...
Yahoo

China's social media platforms rush to abide by AI-generated content labelling law

Major Chinese social media platforms, including Tencent Holdings' WeChat and ByteDance-owned Douyin, have launched new features to abide by Monday's roll-out of a new law that mandates labelling of ...
Pew Research Center

News Platform Fact Sheet

How Americans get news has greatly changed in the 21st century. Most now use digital devices for news at least sometimes. Read about the platforms they turn to.
Nasdaq

Social Media Wins the Budget War with 8 in 10 Marketing Leaders Reallocating Funds from Other Channels to Social, Signaling Major Shift in Business Strategy

CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research from Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT), an industry-leading provider of cloud-based social media management software, reveals that marketing leaders ...
The Conversation

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

Lisa Schirch receives funding from the Ford Foundation. I know the founder of Pol.is and Remesh platforms, mentioned in this article, as well as Maria Ressa of Rappler Communities. I will not benefit ...