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Social learning & decision-making in social (media) networks across human development. connectedmindslab.net

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Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“Relying on PRIME young adults limits cognitive science” www.cell.com/trends/cogni... new @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social piece with @connectedmindslab.bsky.social we highlight how a focus on young adults as a benchmark of ‘human’ behaviour has shaped cognitive science in several ways 👇
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Relying on PRIME young adults limits cognitive science
Cognitive science has made remarkable strides in understanding cognition and behaviour. However, a critical issue persists. Most studies focus on PRIME populations – young adults who are productive, r...
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Simon Ciranka @simyciri.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🤩IT'S A PREPRINT 😍 Adolescents' social sensitivity isn't a bad thing—it's adaptive! In our new study, led by amazing Andrea Gradassi @connectedmindslab.bsky.social, we show that teens learned to copy successful peers faster than adults in a new multiplayer exploration task. osf.io/preprints/os...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X. Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.
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Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 13/01/2025
"Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies" www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.
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ConnectedMindsLab @connectedmindslab.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
We should not be outraged by the specific rules Meta is dictating, but THAT Meta is dictating the rules. The New Language Police: Why Big Tech Shouldn’t Set the Rules open.substack.com/pub/mediamin...
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The New Language Police: Why Big Tech Shouldn’t Set the Rules
Consider the most recent developments around Meta changing its rules on fact-checking and language use.
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ConnectedMindsLab @connectedmindslab.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I started writing some perspectives on social media, psychology and policy on substack. Started mostly in Dutch but based on some requested translated my first post to English. #brainrot #socialmedia #overconsumption #mentalhealth Subscribe if you like to see more content translated in the future ✍️
Brain Rot Does Not Exist, But It Is a Real Danger
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ConnectedMindsLab @connectedmindslab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#DSA #socialmedia #youth #mentalhealth #data #regulation The European Commission has extended the public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) until December 10th. We (Ili Ma and Wouter van den Bos) have outlined our recommendations on how the DSA can better support research on youth.
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ConnectedMindsLab @connectedmindslab.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Another sad example of how tech companies are not doing their best efforts to protect their customers, specifically given that they know most of their "customers" are kids and teens. www.fastcompany.com/91201684/sna...
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Snapchat’s failure to protect kids revealed in New Mexico lawsuit
New Mexico's attorney general filed a complaint against Snapchat that revealed the tech firm's failure to act on reports of sextortion.
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