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Is Social Media Making Us More Narcissistic?
Social media use can have tricky effects on self-esteem, narcissistic personality traits, and empathy. What can we do?
'A virtual seat at the family table': why older people are among the biggest users of social media
The Australian government's recent decision to ban under 16s from social media has focused attention on the harms it can ...
Nicole Richie Shares Her Hands-On Approach to Handling Social Media with Her 2 Teens
Nicole Richie shares daughter Harlow, 16, and son Sparrow, 15, with her husband Joel Madden. The former reality star opens up ...
Doomer slang: The harm of social media’s perpetuation of impending doom
This pattern is extended into doomer slang, which includes substituting “laughing” for “crying,” “dying” or “screaming.” Online users also tend to share memes exhibiting a tragedy, such as an ...
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How you scroll matters: Passive social media use linked to loneliness
Social media has become an inescapable part of daily life. It facilitates global connectivity, allowing individuals to engage ...
Socialist UPenn professor hides social media after celebratory post about CEO murder suspect goes viral
Liberal academics appeared to celebrate the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on social media and shared posts ...
Social media influencer is a growing career choice. Colleges have noticed
Have influencers on social media created a new career field worthy of formal education? A growing number of universities are ...
Social media platform Bluesky nearing 25 million users in continued post-election growth
Bluesky is a social media platform with a similar look as Twitter, now X, but is a decentralized platform with growing ...
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How Gen Z uses social media to stay informed — and sometimes misinformed
Social media influencers flooded the internet during the 2024 campaign and likely played a role in how younger people cast ...
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history. Experts say it could accomplish something that parents, ...
The Memo: Social media sympathy for killing of health insurance CEO sparks pushback
The battle lines over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the ethics of the health care industry, are ...