Tag: social media
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Influencers Drive Unnecessary Purchases
Influencer marketing turns parasocial trust into closet clutter and credit card debt. The data on impulse spending and disclosure compliance is uglier than it looks.
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Influencers Drive Unnecessary Consumption
Influencer marketing has made buying things feel like belonging. Here’s how the format quietly inflates household spending on products nobody actually needs.
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Influencer therapists are causing real harm
Pop psychology on TikTok and Instagram is fast, confident, and frequently wrong. Here’s how influencer therapy advice is reshaping mental health for the worse.
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From message boards to TikTok: the platform-by-platform evolution of truther media
Truther media didn’t start with TikTok. It migrated through Usenet, forums, YouTube, and Facebook first, picking up new conventions at each stop along the way.
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Extreme Fitness Challenges Can Harm You
Extreme fitness challenges look heroic on social media but quietly produce injuries, rhabdomyolysis, and burnout. The science isn’t on the influencer’s side.
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Influencers Are Fueling Bad Supplement Habits
Wellness influencers have turned supplements into a personality. The science is thinner than the marketing, and the risks are quietly real.
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Surveillance in Injury Cases Is More Common Than You Think
Insurance companies routinely conduct surveillance on injury claimants, including video, social media monitoring, and field investigators. Acting consistently with your claim matters.
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Sharing Too Much Online Makes You a Target
Oversharing on social media isn’t just embarrassing — it’s a security risk. Here’s how casual posts feed scammers, burglars, and identity thieves.
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The Edgar Maddison Welch Incident: When an Online Conspiracy Turned into Real Gunfire
Edgar Maddison Welch entered Comet Ping Pong with an AR-15 in 2016 to investigate Pizzagate. His trial reveals how online radicalization translates into real violence.
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Influencers Promote Unsustainable Routines
Influencer-promoted morning routines, workout splits, and productivity systems are often unworkable for normal lives. The maintenance reality is missing from the content.