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Why ‘The Social Dilemma’ Won’t Make Me Quit Social Media
The solution to the issues posed by the Netflix film lies not in quitting social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, but in understanding them better.
How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Finally Putting the ‘Social’ Into Social Media
Zoom and other apps have become a virtual lifeline during the COVID-19 crisis. Perhaps the problem isn't the technology but a culture that prioritises profit making over people making.
Redesigning Social Media Platforms to Reduce ‘FoMo’
New research has identified the main triggers of this psychological phenomenon, the contexts in which it happens and the types of fears involved in it.
Why Facebook Should Ban Political Ads in India
Studies show that the posts, which may not come across as 'news', can also influence our political opinion.
Interstellar Insurgency: Why 1.4 Million People Are Planning to Storm Area 51
'Storm Area 51' is a summative masterstroke in Generation Z meme culture
‘Man Tried to Molest Me; Officers, TTE Remained Silent’: How Indian Railways Ignores Women’s Safety
At Agra station, the TTE who bore witness to the incident and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer to whom I complained remained silent.
Fairy-Tale Social Media Fantasies Can Demolish Your Confidence, but It’s Not All Bad
Consuming too much social media when users end up comparing their lives to others more glamorous can leave one with bad feelings say researchers. But pretending or fantasising is …
How LGBTQ Teenagers Are Dealing With Cyberbullies
New activist communities are fighting back against haters to make the world safer for LGBTQ teens.
The Art of Distraction
Have we become complicit in our own commodification and reduction?