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Andrew Selepak comments on Cornell University lawsuit and the possible impact of California’s upcoming social media ban for kids

Thursday October 15, 2026

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, is quoted in “Anger and Outrage at Cornell University” posted on La Presse on Oct. 3. The story …

Andrew Selepak authors opinion piece on the importance of class reunion attendance

Thursday August 6, 2026

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, is the author of “How Facebook and other social media killed the class reunion – and why we are …

Andrew Selepak comments on a children’s social media ban and GoFundMe campaigns on LinkedIn

Sunday June 28, 2026

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “Stop the Scroll: California Assembly Passes ‘Addictive Features’ Social Media …

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CJC students use social media to raise money for local charities

Tuesday April 28, 2026

Each semester, students in Social Media and Society work on a semester-long project to create real-world social media campaigns to help local non-profits. This year, students raised nearly three thousand dollars in support of local causes.

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Andrew Selepak authors op-ed on how doomscrolling can affect voter response during elections

Wednesday April 22, 2026

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, Is the author of “Doomscrolling to the Ballot Box and Only Getting Empty Promises” published on …

Andrew Selepak comments on the impact of a possible Section 230 elimination

Wednesday February 4, 2026

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was featured in “Social Media Under the Microscope: If Section 230 was eliminated it would be …

Andrew Selepak Comments on Social Media Posts Following Activist Charlie Kirk’s Death

Friday September 19, 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “Some Call for Calm as ‘Noisy and Angry’ Social Media Reacts to Charlie …

Andrew Selepak Comments on Online Age Verification for Children

Friday August 22, 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “States Seek Age Verification to Protect Kids Online, but Face Legal and Practical …

Andrew Selepak Comments on the Social Media Aspect of Reality Show “Love Island”

Wednesday July 16, 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “’Love Island’ Isn’t Real, but it Might Reflect the Way We Date” published …

Andrew Selepak Comments on Online Terrorist Recruitment

Thursday June 12, 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “’Extremists are as Digital as the Rest of Us:’ How Terrorists are Recruiting …

Andrew Selepak Comments on the Fate of Social Media App TikTok

Wednesday February 5, 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “Trump Hails Tik Tok’s Return Ahead of Inauguration” broadcast on CNN on Jan. …

Andrew Selepak Comments on the Elimination of Fact-Checking on Facebook

Tuesday January 14, 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers for Community Policing, Lifts Ban on Political Speech” …