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Social media marketing
fromForbes
6 hours agoThe Next Disruption In Social Media: Impact Over Attention
Future social networks will prioritize action-oriented platforms that foster real-world collaboration and value creation using AI and impact-based rewards.
fromSilicon Canals
20 hours agoThe thing boomers know now that younger generations are still learning the hard way - that the people who make you feel small usually need the room you're taking up - Silicon Canals
The people who need you to shrink are dealing with their own stuff. After decades of running my own electrical contracting business, I've worked in hundreds of homes. Rich people, poor people, and everyone in between. You know what I noticed? The people who treated me like I was beneath them were always the ones fighting their own battles.
Careers
#communication
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 days 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.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says people who reply to messages within seconds aren't just efficient - they've built their sense of safety around being reachable, because somewhere in their past, being slow to respond had consequences - Silicon Canals
Instant responses to messages often stem from a psychological need to mitigate perceived threats rather than mere efficiency.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day agoFrustration grows as Iran's wartime internet shutdown breaks grim record
Iran's state-imposed near-total internet shutdown is now the longest nationwide blackout on record in any country, according to a global monitor. Connectivity to the global internet has been at around one percent of pre-war levels since shortly after the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28.
World news
fromBoston.com
21 hours agoMass. House to vote on youth social media ban, strict school cellphone ban
"This ban would be among the most restrictive in the entire country, helping to protect young people from harmful content and addictive algorithms that have a proven negative impact on their mental health," House Speaker Ron Mariano and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz said in a joint statement.
NYC parents
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 weeks agoDigital Hopes, Real Power: From Revolution to Regulation
66% of internet users live where political or social sites are blocked, and 78% are in countries where people have been arrested for online posts. New social media regulations have emerged in dozens of countries in the past year alone.
World politics
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour agoPsychology says people who intentionally limit their social media use aren't more disciplined than everyone else - they became more honest about what the unlimited version was replacing, which was the interior life, the undirected thought, the boredom that produces things, and once they understood what was being replaced they didn't need discipline, they needed only the honesty to stop - Silicon Canals
Boredom can lead to meaningful engagement and creativity, rather than being a sign of lack of activity.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoYoung people want to come together': experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham
Teenagers organized chaotic gatherings in London via social media, leading to disorder and arrests, prompting political outrage and calls for action against youth behavior.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks agoSocial media not safe for teenagers', new report warns
Social media platforms' algorithmic designs are dangerous consumer products causing severe mental health harms in teens through direct harms like cyberbullying and indirect harms like depression and anxiety.
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoIt started with a tip-off': how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
Child sexual abuse trafficking surged during the pandemic, with platforms like Facebook and Instagram being exploited for these crimes.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who grew up poor and became successful often can't fully enjoy it - not because they're ungrateful, but because some part of them never stopped waiting for it to disappear - Silicon Canals
Successful individuals often struggle with feelings of scarcity and anxiety about their financial stability, despite their achievements.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks agoHow the 'red v blue school wars' exposed the social media gap between children and parents
Social media posts threatening 'red v blue' school wars in London prompted police and teacher responses, but the actual threat appeared amplified by parent WhatsApp groups rather than genuine youth engagement.
fromGSMArena.com
3 weeks agoWhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens
WhatsApp unveiled parent-managed accounts for pre-teens. These are currently rolling out globally, and they come with new controls to limit pre-teens' WhatsApp experience to messaging and calling. Parents will set up the pre-teen's account, and the account will be controlled by the parent, including by deciding who can contact the account and which groups they can join.
Privacy technologies
Online Community Development
fromTelecompetitor
1 month agoStates and NGOs must bridge senior broadband gap: AARP
32% of older Americans lack home broadband access, affecting 19 million seniors, with disparities among low-income, oldest, and least-educated populations requiring urgent policy solutions.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
1 month agoTeenage hackers are on the rise, and they're more dangerous than you think
Teenage hackers are reshaping cybercrime through persistent, coordinated attacks that cause real harm via data breaches, feeding cycles of increasingly serious criminal activity.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month agoMajority of young people worry AI will be used to make inappropriate images of them
Majority of young people and parents worry about AI being used to create sexual or inappropriate images, with teens reporting exposure to AI-generated sexual content.
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