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“In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. In New Mexico, a jury determined that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms.
Tech watchdog groups, families and children’s advocates cheered the jury decisions” (AP).

As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech's invincibility starts to show cracks It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users.

Hello, everyone! Adam Tyma here. I wanted to let you all know that the UNO Social Media Lab has been reconfigured into the UNO Emerging Media Lab. The current members include Drs. Nicky Bi, Lei Guo, and Chad Owsley, all from UNO's School of Communication. Emeritus members of the SML include Drs. Jeremy Lipschultz (Retired), Adam Tyma, and Sherice Gearhart (now at Texas Tech). This site may or may not be rebranded but, in the meantime, you can reach the UNO EML via the link below. Go ahead and reach out with any questions. Though they are not current contributors to the lab, Drs. Gearhart, Lipschultz, and Tyma are still active in their work as well and welcome any inquiries:

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Happy 20th birthday YouTube. You changed media.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/technology/youtube-20th-anniversary-timeline.html

YouTube Turns 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’ The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.

TikTok deal extension leaves Omaha creator in the air concerning future

TikTok deal extension leaves Omaha creator in the air concerning future With a U.S. TikTok ban looming, a local creator's current content strategy may change.

Register here for the University of Nebraska at Omaha School of Communication Risk and Crisis Communication Workshop on Friday, Oct. 11. For more information, please contact Adam Tyma or Nicky Bi.

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Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/us/politics/elon-musk-kamala-harris-deepfake.html

The billionaire owner of the social media platform X reposted a video that mimics Vice President Kamala Harris’s voice, without disclosing that it had been altered.

Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies The billionaire owner of the social media platform X reposted a video that mimics Vice President Kamala Harris’s voice, without disclosing that it had been altered.

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