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A study into toxicity on Economics Job Market Rumors says it uncovered IP addresses for posts, linking many back to universities. Researchers looking into online toxicity found a way to connect supposedly anonymous posts on the site Economics Job Market Rumors (EJMR) to IP addresses over the past dozen years, according to a draft paper leaked early online. While EJMR is an academic jobs forum, it “also includes much content that is abusive, defamatory, racist, misogynistic or otherwise ‘toxic,’” the paper says.

When it comes to Facebook/Meta—stocks plummeting, historic decline in daily users—things are complicated and could change, say BU experts. But TikTok matters and Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse isn’t a sure thing.