Social media companies pivot following negative publicity

Negative news on social media platforms appears to be highly effective in forcing companies to change their policies.

Christian Katzenbach Researchers from the University of Bremen in Germany analyzed policy changes made by Facebook, Twitter (now X), and YouTube between 2005 and 2021 and how media coverage by 26 major English-speaking publications influenced the companies' policies.New Scientist It was not among the publications selected by the researchers.

“There have been some really significant changes to…”