Social Media

Social media is interactive digitally-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation or sharing/exchange of information, ideas, career interests, and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks. While challenges to the definition of social media arise due to the broad variety of stand-alone and built-in social-media services currently available, there are some common features: Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet-based applications. User-generated content—such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions—is the lifeblood of social media. Users create service-specific profiles for the website or app that are designed and maintained by …

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Eurofound · 1 December 2024 English

This report explores the implications of the right of all EU citizens to live independently. It investigates the barriers faced by people who wish to live independently, and the situation …

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Eurofound · 1 November 2024 English

This report explores the implications of the right of all EU citizens to live independently. It investigates the barriers faced by people who wish to live independently, and the situation …

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Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 August 2024 English

A study by Martin Sas, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, Leuven, Belgium Jan Tobias Mühlberg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique,Brussels, Belgium

recognizing and handling specific risks (e.g., social media) or in navigating difficult personal situations verification as a protective measure, notably on social media and online video-sharing platforms (see Sections 2 which are not inherently age-restricted (e.g., social media, instant messaging apps, and online video games) legislative acts mandating age verification on social media platform were adopted, both in France [66] accessing the service (e.g., video games or social media), age assurance may be relevant to distinguish


Lowy Institute for International Policy · 9 July 2024 English

Everyone is hoping that the productivity fairy sprinkles pixie-dust on our economic problems inflation, slow growth and income inequality. Remember Paul Krugmans maxim:Productivity isnt everything, but in the long run …

adds nothing to social value. The link between social media and advertising adds to the disconnect between


Eurofound · 1 July 2024 English

Social protection can include a range of entitlements to monetary and in-kind benefits. Eurofound’s project focuses on unemployment and minimum income benefits. Social protection can provide a safety net for …

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Eurofound · 1 June 2024 English

The report maps trends in income inequality and examines the situation of the middle classes in the EU during 2020, the year most associated with the COVID-19 lockdowns. It charts …

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Eurofound · 1 May 2024 English

The focus of this report is on the role that human capital plays in determining inequalities across the EU, as well as within Member States. Using Cedefop’s work in this …

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RAND Corporation · 22 April 2024 English

In this report, the authors explore challenges in studying racial bias in police shootings of civilians. They discuss the importance of thinking about bias as a process and its implications …

fatal police shootings database News reports, social media, government sources, other crowdsourced databases


NYU: New York University · 22 April 2024 English

Explaining former President Donald Trump's gag order in his New York criminal trial, the alleged violations, and the legal framework. The post Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt …


Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 22 April 2024 English

Woke capital, university rigidity, social media toxicity, SUVs and pedestrians, and crime and urbanization

Woke capital, university rigidity, social media toxicity, SUVs and pedestrians, and crime and urbanization


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