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Charges and prohibitions introduced by the likes of X and TikTok are limiting academics’ ability to use sites to gain valuable insights into human behaviour
Research on people and society to suffer as platforms limit access to user data
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We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Rowan Fee Why Young Men Need Social Media, Now More than Ever The perils of social media have been well documented, from the erosion of our self-esteem to the manipulation of our minds. But what about its potential as a force for good? By Alex Mistlin 27/04/2021 Concerns about young people’s excessive use of social media are nothing new. But, for many, the alarm was sounded most urgently with the release of Jeff Orlowski’s docudrama The Social Dilemma, which reached Netflix last Septembe...