Why we're all posting less on social media these days

Bukan tidak prihatin, tapi tahu batas diri

Kita sering terdedah dengan pelbagai cerita dan isu di sekeliling. Sama ada di tempat kerja, kawasan kejiranan mahupun media sosial, hampir setiap hari ada sahaja perkara yang menarik perhatian. Namun, tidak semua perkara perlu kita campuri kerana ada kalanya rasa ingin tahu yang berlebihan hanya membawa lebih banyak masalah daripada penyelesaian. Sikap mengambil berat terhadap ... Read more The post Bukan tidak prihatin, tapi tahu batas diri appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Adults addicted to social media complain

Adults addicted to social media complain

How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet

Why some argue the social media ban could have a profound affect on how young people gain new knowledge and the rest of us move around online

The great unraveling: Why Americans are choosing solitude over social connection

(NaturalNews) Americans now spend an average of 35 minutes per day socializing, down from 45 minutes in 2005 Teens aged 15-24 have seen the steepest decline,...

Overwhelmed by news on social? SaySo is betting a smaller, vetted creator feed is the answer

Social media is overwhelming. The amount of information, misinformation, and slop makes it hard for the average news consumer to wade through the deluge of posts and know who to trust. According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, more and more people are turning to creators for news. About 27 of adults...

“They Made Me Feel Miserable”: Professional Walks Out on Their Career After Relentless Harassment Over What They Eat For Lunch

Sometimes, people you think are your friends aren't at all... The post “They Made Me Feel Miserable”: Professional Walks Out on Their Career After Relentless Harassment Over What They Eat For Lunch appeared first on TwistedSifter.

55+ Digital Activism- the diamond in the rough

We must stop treating social media advocacy as a young person’s game. Opinion.

In spite of the magical wonderland of ads, right-wing propaganda, and influencers drinking their own jizz, 55% of Americans have stopped posting on social media [Obvious]

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28-year-old shares her funny texts with 75-year-old male roommate. People love their unlikely friendship.

From hearing aid runs, to fireside chats about life and music, this bond has people captivated. The post 28-year-old shares her funny texts with 75-year-old male roommate. People love their unlikely friendship. appeared first on Upworthy.

Under the Influence video series: How social media affects our youth – and how we can respond

Under the Influence video series: How social media affects our youth – and how we can respond

Introducing the ‘Pitch-A-Friend’ Dating Trend That Lets Your Friends Play Matchmaker

There’s a new dating trend going around that allows your friends to involve themselves in your love life. Honestly? I’m all for it. The “pitch a friend” dating trend is taking the dating world by storm. Fewer singles are swiping on apps, while more are flocking to in-person meetings, including the “pitch a friend” event. []

L’œil de Guinéenews : quand certains sujets abordés dans la rubrique suscitent des réactions qui enrichissent le débat

Notre joie est grande de noter cette tendance que nos articles inspirent à certains de nos lecteurs. Lesquels réagissent quelquefois et nous apportent un plus, sur des sujets que nous abordons, dans notre rubrique. Cela, non seulement nous encourage à toujours mieux faire, mais, traduit aussi, tout l’intérêt qu’ils accordent aux sujets traités, notamment ceux, []

How to Use Social Media to Amplify Your Joy—Not Your Anxiety

Scroll smart. The post How to Use Social Media to Amplify Your Joy—Not Your Anxiety appeared first on Camille Styles.

Digital lifestyle revolution transforming work and social life

Social aspect of life has also been reshaped by digital technology. The post Digital lifestyle revolution transforming work and social life appeared first on BOL News.

‘Anxious and frustrated’ Helen Flanagan explains sudden social media absence

She opened up about her disappearance

Dating sucks right now, here’s why

Dating can be rough, but it seems to be especially bad right now. According to Statistics Canada, in the 1980s, 68 per cent of Canadians aged 25 to 29 were in a relationship. In 2021, that number was 39 per cent. The Globe’s healthy living reporter – and unintended Carrie Bradshaw – Graham Isador points to a few reasons why dating sucks right now: app fatigue, distrust of technology, and affordability. Today, he explains how bigger issues in society spill over into the dating world, and what might help make dating fun again. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Shared Albums in iOS 27 feels like a private social media universe of its own, and I love it

I've been on social media for years, and iOS 27's overhauled Shared Albums is the first thing to make me wonder why I bother.

TikTok and YouTube are reinventing sports viewership. Broadcasters are taking note

Leagues, teams and media networks are increasingly meeting younger fans on social media as platforms like TikTok, Roblox and YouTube capture most of their time.

Teens in UCD study say disturbing social media content ‘stays in the back of my mind all day’ 

Young people know they are training the algorithms and want more social media control, UCD study finds A new study from the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics at UCD has found that teenagers are frustrated by social media algorithms and feel absent from discussions about content and regulation. Five focus groups with 87 []

Low self-concept clarity | MindLoop Episode 4

Social media’s trends and algorithms can blur our sense of individuality. Combined with other factors, comparing ourselves to others, pursuing external validation, and presenting ourselves in an idealised way can make it harder to recognise our own preferences and values — a phenomenon psychologists call “lower self-concept clarity”

Strategizing for Wellness: The Benefits of Board Games

While smartphones may give us easy-access to endless entertainment, these effortless exchanges take a toll on our physical, social, and mental well-being. Constantly staring and swiping at a small screen not only wastes time — it desensitizes us, blurring the meaningful connections we should be making with the world and the people in it. We []

Letters: Social media literacy would serve youth better than bans

Readers comment on banning social media for youth, cancelling Hockey Night in Canada, love/hate for Elon Musk, race-based parking, and more

Kelly Earley: Social media bans for teens make the internet a worse place for all of us

Keeping teenagers off social sounds like a noble pursuit, but it risks a drop in standards for all other internet users.

The ‘Tradwives’ Who Don’t Talk the Talk, but Walk the Walk

Whenever the internet makes a trend of a certain lifestyle, that lifestyle, however good it may be, is unlikely to emerge unscathed. The cartooning of traditional wives and mothers on social media is one such example. Many mothers build massive followings online by romanticizing homeschooling, baking, homesteading, and other markers of traditional motherhood. It’s all

Majority of Americans support banning social media for kids under 16

Across major demographic and partisan groups, more Americans support than oppose banning those under 16 from using social media.

More Than 1 in 5 Users Make Health Decisions Based on Social Media, Despite Widespread Distrust

The lack of accessible healthcare drives many to rely on social media feeds for medical advice.

Will the Social Media Ban Be the Death Knell of Teen Style Subculture or Its Revival?

Short-form video led to a collapse of tween culture, as kids and adults began consuming the same content online. Will the social media ban turn the tide?

What Social Media Loses When We Ban Kids

Without kids, social media is a lot less fun for adults.

Why a show about grief might be the ‘comfort watch’ of the summer

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Jennifer Garner has more than 17 million followers on Instagram, but a couple of times, the actress has found herself exchanging surprisingly candid messages with people she has never met before in her life. “Total strangers that I’ve just bonded with for whatever []

Forget astronauts or doctors! 60% of children now say they want to be social media influencers when they grow up, study finds

Forget astronauts or doctors! 60% of children now say they want to be social media influencers when they grow up, study finds

The American Tradition Dying Right Next Door

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** We Americans are no longer talking to our neighbors as much as we once did. This is especially true for younger people, with only 25 reporting conversing ...

FIFA says ‘abusive’ World Cup social media posts 13 times higher than 2022

FIFA says abusive social media posts are 13 times higher during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament.

Gen Z underestimates impact of social media on loneliness, Hong Kong poll finds

Members of Hong Kong’s Generation Z tend to underestimate the negative impact of social media on their mental health and those who frequently use the online platforms are lonelier than those who do not, a survey has found. The Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS) polled 572 young people aged 11 to 24 between September to December last year to better understanding the relationship between their use of social media and their level of isolation. About 54 per cent of respondents were junior secondary...

‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’

Pride Month gets plenty of attention, says a reader. Why can't we do the same for homelessness? The post ‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’ appeared first on Big Issue.

Nobody Is Shy When It Comes to the Therapy Cat

Lots of people wanted to stop and chat when I had this week's therapy cat visitnsbp;— even the shy ones!

9News Melbourne | Friday 10 July | Full Bulletin

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What Conversation-Starting Questions Do You Ask on Dates?

My dating posts are usually published on our newsletter Big Salad, so that first-date gossip and sex debriefs and breakup questions — as well as botox talk and therapist advice — can live safely behind a paywall (I don’t want my kids and neighbors to just stumble upon them!). Read more The post What Conversation-Starting Questions Do You Ask on Dates? appeared first on Cup of Jo.

Quite Possibly the Most Flattering E-Mail Ever

Many people have written many nice things to us over the years. (Of course some people have written some not-so-nice things too.) But the following is my favorite, or at least my new favorite: The post Quite Possibly the Most Flattering E-Mail Ever appeared first on Freakonomics.

Is Office Air Making Your Staff Ugly? The Surprising New Threat to RTO Compliance

A bizarre new social media trend is giving leaders a major headache—and it has nothing to do with salary or remote work flexibility.

Woman “Flabbergasted” After Stranger Tries to Pick Up Her Boyfriend in Front of Her

A woman’s post on Reddit has sparked discussion online after she shared an encounter involving her boyfriend and a younger man she believes was flirting with him. The woman, who says she’s 24, explained that she and her boyfriend, 25, sat down for a bite to eat when they were approached by a man she Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Woman “Flabbergasted” After Stranger Tries to Pick Up Her Boyfriend in Front of Her appeared first on The Daily Dot.