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Modified link of Web site: Boise State Pressbooks - Social Media and Web 2.0. Jun 03, 2025
Link added. Jan 30, 2025
Added mention of Vivek Murthy's suggestion of warning labels. Nov 22, 2024
Article updated and revised. Nov 01, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research - Social Media and its Impact on Non-Verbal Communication. Sep 11, 2024
Add new Web site: LifeWire - What is Social Media? Apr 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Boise State Pressbooks - Social Media and Web 2.0. Dec 21, 2023
Links added. Sep 21, 2023
Link added. Aug 18, 2023
New article added. Jun 13, 2022
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