Social Media Revolution Series
Twitter to Purge Inactive Accounts
May 09, 2023 10:29 am UTC| Business Technology
Twitter Inc., an American social media company based in San Francisco, California, said it is planning to remove all the idle accounts on its platform. The companys chief executive officer, Elon Musk, further said that the...
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Lucky girl syndrome: the potential dark side of TikTok’s extreme positive thinking trend
Mar 04, 2023 12:03 pm UTC| Life
If youre looking for ways to bring more positive changes into your life, TikTok recommends jumping on the lucky girl syndrome trend. The hashtag links countless videos, all claiming this new form of positive thinking can...
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Feb 05, 2023 04:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demographics of cities shifted. As stay-at-home orders, remote work and bubbling reduced social interaction, and restaurants, venues and arts destinations shut down temporarily, people...
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Oct 16, 2022 13:34 pm UTC| Health
We often hear about the negative impacts of social media on our wellbeing, but we dont usually think of it the other way round whereby how we feel may impact how we use social media. In a recent study, my colleagues...
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Social network BeReal shares unfiltered and unedited moments from our lives - will it last?
Aug 21, 2022 17:34 pm UTC| Technology
BeReal hit the social networking scene in late 2019 but didnt take off until downloads started skyrocketing in 2022. So, what is BeReal all about, and is it here to stay? BeReal is based in France and was founded by...
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Aug 08, 2022 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Photos of civilians killed or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war are widespread, particularly online, both on social media and in professional news media. Editors have always published images of dead or suffering people...
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Sendit, Yolo, NGL: anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren't without risks
Jul 14, 2022 15:46 pm UTC| Technology
Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed from your everyday life? Personal disclosure and anonymity have...
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