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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoNobody tells you that expecting instant replies is a relatively new social norm - and that an entire generation learned to communicate in ways that never required it - Silicon Canals
Instant communication has created pressure that undermines meaningful relationships, which thrived in a slower-paced era of correspondence.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoSix great reads: the OnlyFans legacy, stolen cargo and Meta's creepy' glasses
Leonid Radvinsky's death leaves a void in the leadership of OnlyFans, a platform that has transformed the adult content landscape. His secretive management style and the controversies surrounding the site have raised questions about its future direction and stability.
Photography
fromFast Company
1 day agoWhy Gen Z is fangirling over Apple's 'Finder Guy' mascot
Finder Guy is an adorably chunky, dual-toned blue creature with a rounded head and a perpetual smile. Apple is being fairly tight-lipped about him; he hasn't been officially announced or acknowledged by the company.
Apple
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPeople who grew up being told they were too sensitive didn't become less sensitive. They became editors. Every reaction now passes through a filter that decides whether the feeling is proportionate enough to be allowed out, and that filtering process is so automatic they genuinely believe they're calm when they're actually curating. - Silicon Canals
Sensitive children often suppress their emotions, leading to automated behaviors that mask true feelings.
fromFast Company
4 days agoYouTube blasted by hundreds of experts over 'AI slop' videos served up to kids
"This 'AI slop' harms children's development by distorting their sense of reality, overwhelming their learning processes and hijacking their attention, thereby extending time online and displacing offline activities necessary for their healthy development."
Education
fromThe Atlantic
1 day agoHow Some People Became So Averse to Hype
Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.
Media industry
fromWIRED
1 week agoThere's Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos
"I've spent a lot of time looking at the comment sections on these videos actually, and it does not seem like bots. I clicked on people's profiles, these are real profiles, thousands of followers, no signs of inorganic activity. People just like it."
Television
Online marketing
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks agoWhy harmful content keeps reaching children online - and what advertising has to do with it
Internet platforms' advertising-based business model prioritizes user attention over content safety, causing algorithms to amplify harmful material to children regardless of social consequences.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks agoSocial media making young people less happy, report finds
Heavy social media use partly explains a worrying decline in the wellbeing of young people in the West, the latest edition of the annual World Happiness Report said on Wednesday. In total, 15 Western countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, saw significant declines in youth wellbeing over the past two decades, according to the report.
Mental health
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoIt is no fluke that social media platforms are addictive and causing harm. They were designed that way | Van Badham
Recent court rulings hold tech companies accountable for user harm and deceptive practices, imposing significant penalties for exploitation and addiction issues.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks agoAI videos of sexualised black women removed from TikTok after BBC investigation
The BBC and researchers from the independent AI publication Riddance found dozens of accounts on the two platforms featuring highly sexualised black female digital characters or avatars. The images and videos were generated by AI but not labelled as such, in apparent breach of the platforms' guidelines.
Social media marketing
Social media marketing
fromPhys
3 weeks agoSocial media influencers increase the toxicity and power of misinformation, research shows
Social media influencers perpetuate misinformation more effectively than regular users due to parasocial relationships with followers and financial incentives tied to engagement.
fromNew Scientist
2 months agoHow your health is being commodified by social media
For much of the past century, doctors had a near-monopoly on medical knowledge. That is changing fast. There is a whole parallel system rising up, powered by consumer health. Anywhere there is a gap - in getting care, answers or reassurance - commercial players are jumping in. Health tech start-ups, apps, diagnostics, online clinics, influencers - they are all competing for authority, and figuring out how to monetise it.
Wellness
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago'Eating disorders start on TikTok': Ad campaign takes social media to task in the most subversive way
Just Treatment, a UK health justice group, created guerrilla ads mimicking Meta's branding to highlight social media's mental health impact on teens and advocate for improved youth mental health care.
fromFast Company
2 months agoIs brain-rot TikTok cringe yet? The guy who started the trend says 'almost'
A few months ago, I was scrolling through TikTok when I came across a video that stopped me in my tracks. It starred an animated frog, dressed in a wizard hat, robe, and pink nail polish, superimposed over a psychedelic background and speaking in a hypnotizing, ethereal voice. "It's time to stop doing nothing, and start doing something," he crooned. "I cast . . . motivation!"
Social media marketing
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