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Not surprising but things need to change

TikTok is the new tobacco? ClaimsHero and Kelvin Goode on WSVN-TV 7News: Empowering parents to fight back against social media giants! Discover how they're making it easier for families to take action. #AtTagYoureIt #ClaimsHero #SocialMediaImpact

Have #bans ever kept kids away? With recent legislations on restricting #socialmedia accounts for minors, the conversation should focus instead on regulating the promotion of certain content rather than an outright ban. In our new research publication led by Lynsie Ranker: ·      Among kids who did not use tobacco, kids who were daily users of social media were ❗ 67% more likely to start using tobacco 1 year later ❗ ·      The same pattern holds when examining social media engagement (liking/following brands). Kids who liked/followed a tobacco brand on social media were more likely to start using tobacco compared to kids who did not like/follow a tobacco brand. This study is one of the first to examine both social media use frequency and brand engagement and their independent associations with subsequent tobacco and polytobacco initiation. W/ co-authors Jiaxi Wu, Traci Hong, Derry Wijaya, Emelia Benjamin, Aruni Bhatnagar, Rose Marie Robertson, Jessica L. Fetterman, PhD, Ziming Xuan Our new research publication 👇 : https://lnkd.in/emitM9T5

Incredibly thorough research on the impact of different platforms driving anti-Semitism / anti-Israel sentiment. If advertisers really want to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to fighting misinformation and anti-Semitism on social media, it's time to hold TikTok for Business to account. #socialmedia #socialimpact #dei

Embracing the Non-Traditional: Alcohol Advertising on TikTok The researchers have focused on TikTok because of the asymmetry between the number of users it has and the amount of research done on how the platform influences health. The researchers have demonstrated five categories in which #alcohol is currently promoted to minors. The public health community now needs to focus on research and tools that will allow better insights and accurate monitoring as a matter of urgency. #alcoholindustry #corporateconsumptioncomplex #alcoholpolicy #research https://lnkd.in/ektsyTgq

Dove Self-Esteem Project research found that 1 in 2 girls say toxic beauty advice on social media causes low self-esteem.*  This needs to change. In "Toxic Influence", their new short film, Mothers and their daughters confront toxic beauty advice on social media and how it’s become normalized for many girls around the world   *Source: Dove Self-Esteem and Social Media Report (April 2022). #digitalparenting

A glimpse into successful online talk show with DEEP Parenting on Influence of Social Media on our daily lives. For those who missed it watch the video here : https://lnkd.in/dCUFFGp2

anti-social media how to reach a mature audience for an entertainment event in Trinidad and Tobago? [or anything you're selling to a silver demo] best way: earned media, like articles in the newspaper or interviews on radio and tv on the performers and details in show with earned media, there is an implied endorsement of the event by the media house silvers are still consuming traditional media and they trust it far more than social media next best: press and radio advertising for details and repetition and on radio you can hear the concert before the concert radio could be a powerful trigger that leads to action tv only if you have a big budget or can negotiate a contra least best way: social media, because it's hard to find them and there is a lot of waste 55 years olds and north of 55 are generally not living on facebook and instagram like their children twitter/X is tiny if not non-existent for them in these parts one size does not fit all yesterday's children are still consuming news the way they did yesterday I believe.

A study from the University of Queensland underscores the connection between exposure to alcohol-related content on social media and problematic drinking among young individuals. https://hubs.la/Q02lKJwc0 #PacificBayRecovery #AlcoholAddiction #SoberLife #AddictionTreatment #AddictionRecoveryTreatment #DrugAddiction #AlcoholRecovery #AddictionAwareness