Adam Hoffman, assistant professor of psychology and an expert on the development of ethnic-racial and gender identities in youth, says Sesame Street is allowing children to ‘see themselves’ in these muppets.

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are experiencing a major outage today.  Brooke Erin Duffy, professor of communication, studies the intersection of media, culture and technology. Duffy says that today’s outage brought our reliance on social media platforms into sharp relief.

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Facebook’s global head of safety faced questions from senator’s about concerns that the photo-sharing app has caused mental and emotional harm. Brooke Erin Duffy, says Big Tech’s self-regulation mechanisms continue to fail users.

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Max Kapustin, expert on interventions to improve life outcomes of disadvantaged youth and adults, says while there is not enough data to know the impact of “ghost guns,” the measures are a step in the right direction.

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Karl Pillemer, a family sociologist and professor of human development, recommends families use these films as a springboard for discussions about their family histories and relationships.

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Facebook is pausing plans to build an “Instagram for kids” and instead focus on teen safety and parental supervision features for its younger users. Several Cornell University experts weigh in on the decision.

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Facebook plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse, reports suggest.

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Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior Cornell University’s ILR School, says TikTok’s efforts should have a positive impact on improving the online community.

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The following experts are available to discuss holiday shopping.

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Douglas Kriner and Sarah Kreps recently published a study in JAMA Network Open showing that if an initial COVID-19 vaccine is about as effective as a flu shot, uptake by the American public may fall far short of the 70% level needed to achieve herd immunity.

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