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Doomscrolling again? Here are five ways to cut back.

Trust us, your eyes don't need to be glued to your social media feed right now. We've outlined some practical ways to unplug from your never-ending, always-changing feeds.  Read more...

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Now that the Biden news is official, Twitter is getting cute with Trump's account

In case you haven't heard, Joe Biden is now president-elect of the United States. Twitter, which already begun flagging Trump's tweets on his bunk election claims, now seems to be going full-steam ahead in trolling his account.

Shortly before the race was called, Trump claimed that he won the election "by a lot." In fact, for multiple hours after the Biden news was announced, Trump's tweet stood as his latest:

I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020

After the race was officially called for Biden, the warning link Twitter embedded under the tweet led to a Moment saying Biden did indeed win the election. Read more...

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Enjoy all these beautiful videos of Americans cheering the Biden-Harris election win

Joe Biden has just been declared president-elect by AP, CNN, and other news outlets, meaning that after days of waiting, Americans finally know who will be their leader for the next four years.

As a result, many people went bananas. New York City was quick to take to the streets to celebrate, cheering and banging pots and pans, blaring their car horns:

PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted about cheering in DC, someone even shouting "There is a god":

People are dancing, cheering, stomping their feet and banging pots in Washington, D.C

I just heard someone shout, “There is a God,” and “Get Trump out.”

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 7, 2020 Read more...

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'Gleefreshing' is the new doomscrolling

For eight months now, so many of us have been doomscrolling into the deep. 

Doomscrolling is mindlessly thumbing through social media — probably Twitter — absorbing all of the horrible news about circumstances you can't control. Usually, the act has been associated with the coronavirus pandemic; as the year went on, it expanded into news about other topics like increasing social unrest and the election.

Well, the pandemic isn't over — and neither is the country's racial and social issues. But, at least right now, there's a post-Election Day replacement for doomscrolling: "Gleefreshing."

As Election Day turned into Election Week, it was undeniable that President-elect Joe Biden was edging ahead of Trump in key states. While the race wasn't called for days, news of Biden's lead and Trump's shrinking chances kept rolling in. This kept people glued to their Twitter timelines, but unlike in previous months, it was for a good reason.  Read more...

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Facebook considers becoming mildly less convenient in hopes of saving democracy

Facebook is awash with election misinformation. And so, two days after the U.S. presidential election, it has decided to add "friction" to its spread.

So reports the New York Times, which notes that Facebook is considering the bold action of requiring "an additional click or two — before people can share posts and other content." That's right folks, democracy is saved because the kind of people who believe in baseless conspiracy theories like #SharpieGate and QAnon will surely be deterred by having to click a "share" button twice instead of once. 

The announcement, leaked to the New York Times by "two people with knowledge of the matter," appears to be Facebook's way of trying to get a handle on the beast it helped unleash on the world. And while it's nice that Facebook is considering taking this step of closing the barn door, it's hard not to think that the horse escaped years ago.  Read more...

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Election Day is providing a lot of context for no-context Twitter accounts

No-context pop culture Twitter accounts are getting a whole lot of context this week, sharing some very pertinent, relatable screenshots amidst the 2020 U.S. presidential election. It's a bit of wry levity to help claw us through this.

Out-of-context Twitter accounts typically post screenshots of television shows without comment, often highlighting the absurdity of particular moments or phrases. While many accounts are still doing so this week, there's also been a noticeable trend in what type of stills are being highlighted. Themes of despair, comfort, fear, and voting have been prominent in many of these accounts' latest tweets, offering some sly commentary on the political hellscape that is U.S. Election Day. Read more...

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Twitter already warning users about early election result claims

Twitter hopes you're all prepared to wait. And then wait some more. 

As we approach a U.S. presidential election marked by the coronavirus and a corresponding increase in mail-in ballots, the social media giant that encourages users to "see what's happening in the world right now" is taking a different approach. On Monday, Twitter began a messaging campaign intended to inform its users that election results might take a while — and that you shouldn't necessarily believe early claims of victory. 

Essentially, Twitter decided to get out ahead of what will likely be a messy post-election period. The campaign, at least as of now, focuses on two election-related topics likely to be rife with misinformation: the aforementioned timing of election results, and the safety of voting by mail.  Read more...

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