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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Shalini Misra talks about technology's impact on the Appalachian Trail , articleMisra explained the tensions between traditional hiking experiences and modern technology and emphasized the need for a balance between accessibility and preservation of natural environments.
Date: Apr 07, 2025 - -
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Experts explain Signal, cybersecurity, and how a journalist was sent high-level military intelligence , articleA journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France Bélanger, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.
Date: Mar 25, 2025 - -
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Supreme Court ruling on TikTok, expert explains consequences , articleThe Supreme Court upheld a new law banning the China corporation-owned social media app TikTok, opening a path without precedent in the social media landscape. Virginia Tech media and political communications expert Cayce Myers shared thoughts on the decision’s significance and consequences.
Date: Jan 17, 2025 - -
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Meta ends fact-checking programs, experts discuss motivations, consequences , articleSocial media company Meta will end its fact-checking programs, with platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads shifting to a crowdsourcing model similar to X's Community Notes. Virginia Tech experts Megan Duncan, Cayce Myers, and Julia Feerrar offer insights as to how effective crowdsourced fact-checking could be, and how users can guard against misinformation.
Date: Jan 15, 2025 - -
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Study traces an infectious language epidemic , articleThis is the first research using artificial intelligence to empirically link social media linguistic patterns to real-world public health trends, highlighting the potential of these large language models to identify critical online discussion patterns and point to more effective public health communication strategies.
Date: May 11, 2024 - -
Video ItemClass of 2024: Jack Micallef leaves legacy of creativity and social media savvy , video
Jack Micallef '24 spent the majority of his years at Virginia Tech creating social media content for University Libraries. The packaging systems and design major left his creative mark on the university, and he encourages all Hokies to step out of their comfort zones to discover new skills and opportunities.
Date: May 02, 2024 - -
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Expert explains how Congressional TikTok bill could impact users and the future of social media , articleThe vote this week by the U.S. House of Representatives, by an overwhelming 352-65 margin, could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social media app TikTok. Virginia Tech expert Cayce Myers is a professor of public relations in the School of Communication at Virginia Tech. He shares his expertise on the motivations behind and potential ramifications of this bill on both TikTok and social media in general.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 - -
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Experts assess states’ case in lawsuit against Meta over youth mental health concerns , articleMeta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Threads, faces federal lawsuits from 42 states’ attorneys general asserting that the company intentionally crafted features to make children and teens become addicted to their products. Virginia Tech experts Mike Horning and Donna Wertalik offer their perspectives on what the lawsuits mean for social media companies and users.
Date: Nov 07, 2023 - -
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Unlocking the power of the humanities: Virginia Tech Humanities Week returns Oct. 22-27 , articleFrom artificial intelligence to prison reform, Humanities Week sessions will explore critical issues and topics facing society.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 - -
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Expert illuminates influence of social media with auto workers strike and union negotiations , articleSocial media may have played a more significant role behind closed doors in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union negotiations. Members of the union received what purported to be a look behind the curtain when screenshots from a private social media group were leaked to the media. Virginia Tech social media expert Mike Horning answered questions about the role such leaks can serve moving forward.
Date: Sep 29, 2023 - -
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Your guide to social media while looking for work , articleWhile it’s illegal to make hiring decisions based on appearance, potential employers will develop impressions of a job candidate’s internship or career readiness based on what a social media search uncovers — and these impressions will factor into hiring decisions.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 - -
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Two networks, two realities, one big problem , articleNational news coverage from the two largest broadcast outlets, CNN and Fox News, not only reflects growing political polarization in America, but in a recent publication, researchers at Virginia Tech have shown that partisan and inflammatory broadcast coverage has increased over time and can exacerbate growing divides in the new public square of social media.
Date: Aug 25, 2023 - -
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New social media platform Threads builds competition among rivals, says expert , articleThreads, the newest venture from Meta, has become Twitter’s biggest rival in less than a week. According to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Threads registered 100 million users within five days. “Threads has often been discussed as the app that could kill Twitter,” said Mike Horning, associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication.
Date: Jul 10, 2023 - -
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Twitter’s plummet in value highlights social network governance challenge; expert explains , articleRevelation of a sharp decline in the valuation of Twitter “illustrates not just the consequences of [Elon]Musk’s stewardship, but the myriad challenges that exist for anyone managing a social media platform,” explains Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan. “Buying a social media platform might be easy, but governing it is hard.”
Date: Jun 02, 2023 - -
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DeSantis to launch 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter, expert discusses implications for democracy , articleFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected an unusual, attention-grabbing way to announce his long-expected bid to become the Republican challenger in the 2024 presidential election. He plans to officially declare his candidacy using the social media platform Twitter during a scheduled conversation with tech mogul and Twitter owner Elon Musk. Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan discusses the implications DeSantis' choice has for democracy.
Date: May 24, 2023 - -
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Social media expert discusses consequences of changes for TikTok, Twitter , articleMike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, discusses Montana's ban of TikTok, Twitter's newly-appointed CEO, and what these developments could mean for these embattled yet still highly influential social media platforms.
Date: May 19, 2023 - -
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Social media expert gives bird’s-eye view on Twitter spat with NPR, PBS , articleThe decision of social media platform Twitter under ownership of tech mogul Elon Musk to label National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service as “U.S. state-affiliated media” caused the prominent news outlets to respond by ending use of Twitter. Virginia Tech multimedia journalism professor Mike Horning provides perspective on Twitter’s increasingly volatile relationship with news organizations.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 - -
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Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban , articleMike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, offers his perspective about the issues with TikTok that have federal lawmakers debating its potential threat to national security.
Date: Mar 13, 2023 - -
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Alumnus and epidemiologist tries to stem the tide of COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter , articleWhile Michael Bazaco, a graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and now an epidemiologist at the University of Maryland, believes that social media has been instrumental in the spread of false or misleading info related to COVID-19, he also thinks that it can be used for good.
Date: Apr 22, 2021 - -
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Project teams humans and artificial intelligence to scan social media posts for risk data to aid disaster response , articleA computer can do large-scale searching through millions of social media posts much more quickly and effectively than a human can, says business information technology professor Chris Zobel. "But, the machine needs to be trained — it needs to learn what to search for — to do this correctly.”
Date: Apr 13, 2021 -
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