Tar Heels Share Outpouring of Gratitude for Retiring Coach Karen Shelton
After earning yet another perfect season and national championship to her name on November 20, UNC...
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Antisemitic Celebrities Stoke Fears of Normalizing Hate
Written by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol, spread by a world-famous rapper, an NBA star and other prominent people, is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence...
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Misinformation and the Midterm Elections: What To Expect
Misinformation about the upcoming midterm elections has been building for months. What should people keep in mind on Election Day?
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Misinformation, Disinformation, Social Media, and You
UNC scholar Shannon McGregor discusses misinformation and disinformation in politics – and what we can do about it.
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Pickleball Players Crash Chapel Hill Town Council Meeting; Social Media Reacts
The Chapel Hill Town Council’s agenda for its work session on October 3 was pretty...
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Social Media Tracking Tool, Used By UNC, Raises Speech and Privacy Concerns
Concerns about free speech and privacy rights have been raised around a social media program that UNC has used to monitor protests.
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UNC Researcher Talks Monitoring Kids’ Online Relationships
Researcher Dorothy Espelage says this school year it’s more important than ever to talk to your child about healthy relationships.
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UNC Football’s Close Call with App State Causes Social Media Meltdown
As much action as was happening on the field between UNC and Appalachian State football Saturday...
Read MoreMusk’s ‘Free Speech’ Push for Twitter: Repeating History?
Written by BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There’s just one problem: The social...
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UNC Fans React on Social Media to Caleb Love’s Return
UNC basketball fans waited nearly all weekend for the news of sophomore guard Caleb Love’s...
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