Social Media Revolution Series
Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online. Will it work?
Sep 06, 2024 07:11 am UTC| Business
Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile phone app stores, to force parents to...
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TikTok users are now using grassroots fundraising to help people in Gaza
Jul 25, 2024 15:11 pm UTC| Technology
As Israels military assault and siege of Gaza continues, Palestinians face increasingly hostile and inhumane conditions. Israel continues to obstruct humanitarian response operations. While the international...
Social Media Revolution Series
What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?
Jul 04, 2024 06:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Many parents are worried about how much their children use social media and what content they might encounter while using it. Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16yrs from social media and calls to better educate...
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Is social media fuelling political polarisation?
Jun 20, 2024 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Once upon a time, newly minted graduates dreamt of creating online social media that would bring people closer together. That dream is now all but a distant memory. In 2024, there arent many ills social networks dont...
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TikTok star Munya Chawawa takes on North Korea in new documentary
Jun 18, 2024 04:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
Munya Chawawa, who is best known for his satirical comedy sketches aimed at educating and entertaining a Gen Z audience, has made a new documentary about Kim Jong-uns North Korea. How to Survive a Dictator premiered at...
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Teens see social media algorithms as accurate reflections of themselves, study finds
Apr 30, 2024 02:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as for you, suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just for you but also about you a mirror reflecting...
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As the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze
Mar 19, 2024 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
For much of the year, TikTok has been on the defensive. On March 13, 2024, the House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that would force the short-form video app to be sold off from its Chinese parent company to...
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