#online-behavior

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Intelligencer
5 days ago
Tech industry

Why LinkedIn Now Wants You to Play Games

LinkedIn has evolved from a job-searching and networking platform to a space for online public performance and now includes gaming elements. [ more ]
Irish Independent
3 weeks ago
Marketing

The Big Tech Show: The manosphere - the growing trend of algorithms recommending toxicity to young men

YouTube Shorts recommended more toxic content than TikTok, with predominant exposure to 'Manfluencers' like Andrew Tate. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Regardless of the platform or algorithm, it's humans that make social media toxic

Toxicity on social media is more linked to human behavior than the platforms themselves.
Toxicity does not necessarily drive users away from social media platforms. [ more ]
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Creative Bloq
2 weeks ago
JavaScript

I'm transfixed by the world's longest collaborative flipbook animation

The Pudding created the longest collaborative flipbook animation with 22,454 drawings resulting in 25 animations. [ more ]
www.sbsun.com
1 month ago
Education

California high school student, accused of plotting a school shooting, ordered to stand trial on attempted-murder charges

Obsessive online behaviors and planning around school shootings may constitute a direct step leading to conviction. [ more ]
Nature
1 month ago
Online learning

Long online discussions are consistently the most toxic

Long online conversations tend to become more toxic over time. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Digital life

Here's to hanging out with friends, a splendidly pointless pastime we're at risk of losing | Martha Gill

Young people spend more time online, socialize less, and face worsening mental health.
Hanging out in person has been devalued, with real-life socializing dropping in status. [ more ]
New York Post
5 months ago
Books

Author loses book deal after creating fake Goodreads accounts to slam rival non-white writers

A debut young adult novelist admitted to creating fake Goodreads accounts to 'one-star' bomb her non-white rivals and give high ratings to her own book.
The author blamed her actions on alcohol and drug abuse and a 'complete psychological breakdown.' [ more ]
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