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Scrolling to doom? Here's what happens to kids when they are exposed to social media early in their lives
Researchers have been raising red flags for years, suggesting that too much screen time at a young …
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Let's call it the YouTube election
Donald Trump won the election with the help of personalities like Joe Rogan. He's a podcaster, but …
Peter Kafka
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‘Gangsters are not heroes’: Meesho is selling Lawrence Bishnoi T-shirts and the internet is not happy about it
E-commerce platform Meesho is facing severe backlash for selling T-shirts featuring gangster Lawren…
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Micro-trends are taking over social media, and keeping up can be really expensive
A new aesthetic or core circulates on social-media feeds every couple of weeks, pressuring consumer…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Amazon India lottery rigged? Internet sleuths discover that the same person won the contest at least 6 times since 2014!
Social media users accuse Amazon India of insider bias and demand transparency. The e-commerce gian…
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Gen Z folk are showing off their deformed ‘smartphone pinkies’ — and the images are horrifying
Many people are flaunting their bent pinkies online, a modern issue that is the direct result of ex…
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Jio down – Jio services disrupted, users complain on social media
In a widespread outage on Tuesday, Jio services were disrupted in several areas, including parts of…
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I was the last generation in college without a smartphone. We were more spontaneous, and social media didn't dictate our lives.
In college, I didn't have a smartphone. We had spontaneous hangouts, knew nothing about strangers, …
Vanessa Ogle
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The hot social media platform after Brazil's X ban: Bluesky
Bluesky has attracted millions of new users just days after Brazil banned its competitor, X.
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Baadshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan debuts on India's richest list with Rs 7,300 cr — here's how the King made his wealth
Shah Rukh Khan joins India's wealthiest with Rs 7,300 crores, driven by ventures in films, producti…
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People are still piling into at least one social media network
One of the drivers of Reddit's success is that people are treating the platform like a search engin…
Shubhangi Goel
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Trump's victory shows the flagging influence of mainstream media
Trump's online strategies, including podcast appearances, reflect the waning power of legacy media …
Lindsay Dodgson,Mikhaila Friel
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The market for used phones is growing. Apple should be scared.
The market for refurbished phones is taking off. That should make Apple scared.
Amanda Hoover
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Why is the internet mad at an elite Indian Olympian for using the AC?
Racewalker Priyanka Goswami has faced backlash after sharing a video with an air conditioner amid a…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made people more reluctant to go out, study finds
COVID-19 has caused a lasting shift towards staying home, reducing out-of-home activities and commu…
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A travel influencer said social media has become a 'copycat rabbit hole' with little support for original content creators
Bree Rose, a popular travel influencer, said she thinks social media favors trend-driven content an…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Trump Media, Tesla, and crypto stocks surge as Trump wins — and clean energy companies tumble
Shares of Trump's social media company, Elon Musk's Tesla, and both Coinbase and MicroStrategy jump…
Theron Mohamed
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I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.
Gabb makes kid-safe smartphones that have texting and music but no social media or internet. Parent…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Parents are split on whether it's OK to post back-to-school photos on social media. Experts are too.
Safety experts and parents share their views on the potential dangers of posting back-to-school pho…
Jane Ridley
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Curtains down for Koo; founders say little yellow bird bids final goodbye
Koo ,at its peak, grossed about 2.1 million daily active users, about 10 million monthly active use…