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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Futurity wrote an article about Instagram’s decision to ban certain words commonly used by pro-eating disorder (pro-ED) communities has produced an unintended effect, a new study finds. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, including Munmun de Choudhury, found that these communities are still very active and thriving despite Instagram’s efforts to moderate discussion of the dangerous lifestyle
Read the full article here: http://www.futurity.org/instagram-ban-words-1119732-2/
