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Healthy Living

Double taps, tourist traps: How to find hiking spots in the era of gatekeeping

By Emma Everett Johnson
April 10, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU student Brenden Lundberg and his family stopped at Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona during a road trip. Lundberg, who had seen Horseshoe Bend on Instagram, was surprised to discover crowds of people at the site. (Brenden Lundberg)
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Featured

Women speak up during Pregnancy After Loss Awareness Month

By Elizabeth Williams
March 30, 2024 12:00 AM
With March being Pregnancy After Loss Awareness Month, women across the country took to social media to share their stories.
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Featured

A 'behind-the-screen' look at BYU student social media influencer Kaeli Dance

By Mckenna Jensen
March 26, 2024 12:00 AM
Kaeli Dance, a young social media influencer, uses her platform to connect to a vast audience. Hailing from Seattle, Dance has a following of 39,000 on Instagram and 43,700 on TikTok.
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Social Media

Instagram users have mixed feelings about update to Close Friends feature

By Ivette Galvez Laparra
December 01, 2023 12:00 AM
Instagram recently released an update that allows users to upload posts and reels exclusively for their Close Friends list.
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Social Media

TikToks circulate rumors about women being drafted, experts respond

By Ivette Galvez Laparra
November 16, 2023 12:00 AM
Over the past few weeks, discussions of global war have been prevalent. On social media, talk about the U.S. entering war and reinstitution of a draft has been circulating as well.
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Social Media

What does Gen Z really think about social media?

By Emma Everett Johnson
November 13, 2023 12:00 AM
Double taps and retweets, snaps and screenshots: Gen Z has grown up with the language of social media. Some of them have mixed feelings about it.
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State

Gov. Cox announces Utah State Social Media Act, includes protection for minors, fines for addictive content

Belle Lewis
By Belle Lewis
October 17, 2023 12:00 AM
Governor Cox and Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection updated guidelines for theUtah Social Media Regulation Acton Oct. 16, giving companies until March 1, 2024 to either become compliant or to face large fees.
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Local

FBI says Provo man pulled a gun on them before being killed

By Sydni Merrill
August 16, 2023 12:00 AM
The FBI said Provo resident Craig DeLeeuw Robertson pointed a gun at them before being shot and killed on Wednesday, Aug. 9.
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Breaking News

President Biden arrives in Utah

By Universe Contributor
August 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Megan Brugger (video) and Emma Everett (print)
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Devotionals and Forums

Associate communications professor discusses influencers, becoming like Christ

By Emma Everett
July 18, 2023 12:00 AM
Pamela Brubaker, BYU associate professor of communications, encouraged students to both follow and be positive influences during her devotional address on July 18.
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Technology

Threads app has more than 70 million registered users in less than 40 hours

By Joe Wirthlin
July 07, 2023 12:00 AM
Meta's new app Threads passed more than 70 million registered users on July 7, two days after launching to the public.
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Healthy Living

Professionals, students offer guidance for navigating health information on social media

By Mckenna Schmidt
June 28, 2023 12:00 AM
Research published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research affirmed that social media is a growing platform for the spread of health information, but professionals and students say diligence is needed when disseminating information.
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Magazine

The state of sociality: A post-lockdown look at friendship and community

By Tennie Davis
May 01, 2023 12:00 AM
A few weekends ago, I was sitting in the backseat of a 2014 Honda CR-V, next to a tall and swaying stack of backordered National Geographic and GQ magazines brought along for collaging. I listened as some half-friends, half-acquaintances debriefed the party they went to the night before.
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Technology

Parents, BYU professor react to TikTok screen time limit

By Ethan Porter
March 29, 2023 12:00 AM
TikTok announced earlier this month their new screen time limit of 60 minutes for users under the age of 18, hoping to increase teenagers' awareness of how much time they spend on the app.
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Local

Passed, failed legislation of 2023 general session

By Marissa Lundeen
March 07, 2023 12:00 AM
The general session of the Utah Legislature came to a close Friday evening as legislators addressed the remaining bills up for discussion.
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Entertainment

Controversy arises among new TikTok trends

By Derek VanBuskirk
February 09, 2023 12:00 AM
The rising TikTok trends of 'Nichetok' and 'Corecore' have been the topic of controversy and dialogue on the social media platform heading into the new year.
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State

Bill to regulate social media for minors draws support and criticism from adults, children

By Joe Wirthlin
February 06, 2023 12:00 AM
Senate Bill 152 was presented before the Senate Business and Labor Committee on Jan. 31.
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Healthy Living

Screen time harming in-person connection, studies say

By Mckenna Schmidt
February 01, 2023 12:00 AM
When screen time is used as a primary way of connecting with others and the world, it can be harmful to healthy mental states and interpersonal relationships, according to a study by two professors from San Diego State University and the University of Georgia.
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