Social Media & Online Life

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1266+ words) Australia's world-first social media ban has been sold to the world as a policy to help protect children. But is it doing more harm than good? Australia introduced the world's first social media ban for under-16s last December. Since then,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1003+ words) This slow-moving crisis is often called the friendship recession, and its consequences reach far beyond individual well-being. Strong social bonds are linked to longer life expectancy, better mental health, resilience during hardship, and even improved economic mobility. When friendships weaken…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (209+ words) Newswise — Sleep training is often presented as a way to help babies become independent sleepers. But what are infants actually learning when they cry alone? Dr. Jennie Rosier, Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University, studies attachment, communication, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (355+ words) As always, this article breaks down the line between hard historical facts and the creative choices introduced by the filmmakers. When World War II ended, Murray returned to his professorship at Harvard University and resumed his experimental psychological research, which…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (141+ words) CBC N.L. privacy commissioner wants young people to think about digital privacy A new campaign from Newfoundland and Labrador’s information and privacy commissioner is reminding young people that what they post online can be used in ways they never intended. As…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (921+ words) Home » News » Meta Agrees to Pay $18 Billion to Settle Teen Safety Lawsuit Meta has agreed to pay over $18 billion to settle a sweeping lawsuit that accused the company of deliberately designing addictive systems on Facebook and Instagram despite knowing the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (37+ words) Continue reading on Medium » «Digital Dissociation — When the Online Self Becomes the Real One.» Thinker. Philosopher. Explorer of depth. Writing at the edge where meaning ends and truth begins. No dogma. No prophets. Just the horizon. — Kairos...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1604+ words) Artificial intelligence is changing how people create text, images, videos, fictional characters, conversations, and digital experiences. One fast-growing area is NSFW AI, a broad category of artificial intelligence designed to generate, process, detect, or moderate mature and sensitive content. NSFW…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (34+ words) Continue reading on Medium » «The Body in the Age of Screens.» Thinker. Philosopher. Explorer of depth. Writing at the edge where meaning ends and truth begins. No dogma. No prophets. Just the horizon. — Kairos...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (140+ words) There’s a loneliness epidemic. Blame modern technology, or just blame the pressures of the world. But whatever it is, people—young people in particular—are now just checking out. What would you like to watch today? Turning Loneliness Into a…...