#social-media

#social-media

"In my opinion, it's because the natural, human interaction that used to be part of daily life is no longer there. For example, growing up, my neighborhood was FULL of kids who all played outside. Riding their bikes, running around, inevitably meeting other kids, and navigating those interactions. There was no internet, no phones - just human interaction. A lot is learned through that."

One Reddit thread asks, "[Am I the a*****e] for not giving someone my cart at ALDI b/c they didn't have a quarter? The poster expounds, "Finished my Shopping at Aldi and loaded the car - I can see a family waiting for me to bring my cart back so they can go in [...] I say, I need a quarter if I am going to hand it over.

As a purely creative instrument, Sora, the new AI video app from OpenAI, is a game changer. Dream up any scenario and it appears in an instant. Freddy Krueger as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. Mr. Rogers teaching Tupac Shakur the lyrics to the legendary rap diss "Hit Em Up." But just as its innovations are remarkable, so is Sora's potential for genuine harm.

Alan Carr's days on The Celebrity Traitors looked perilous from the start. Just 32 minutes into the first episode, after the comedian had been selected as a "traitor", his body started to betray him. Beads of sweat began forming on his forehead, making his face shiny. "I thought I wanted to be a traitor but I have a sweating problem," he admitted to cameras. "And I can't keep a secret."

INDIANAPOLIS - When it came to the current landscape of social media, three NBA players had enough. Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, and Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard realized that while athletes are dominant forces anywhere they post content, platforms owned by others got the benefits. That's how the idea for Off Court came to be.

Users increasingly want to spend less time on generalized sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and instead join online communities tailored to their interests, she believes. Natalie Dillon, a consumer investor at venture firm Maveron, says she's starting to see an increasing number of founders build interest-first networks. "At its core, consumer behavior is pushing a shift from performance to participation," Dillon told TechCrunch. "For the next generation, community isn't a feature layered on top of a product. It is the product."

We look at loneliness in the digital world, where everyone is connected but no one is connecting. From rising suicide levels to surveys showing how Gen Z is the loneliest generation ever, we look at the reasons behind this global sentiment. We ask: Is the digital world helping or hurting our ability to truly connect? What happened to communities that support their members? Presenter: Stefanie Dekker Guests: Larissa May Founder, #HALFTHESTORY Tracey Mark Psychiatrist and author

In the screenshot, you can see that the "About this account" page shows the date the user joined X, the number of times the username changed and the date of last change, the location the account is "based in," and a "Connected via" field that shows how the user is getting onto X. Bier's post generated a series of follow-up comments, some of which he responded to with more details about the service.

As noted, Threads group chats can include up to 50 other users, and n ew members can only be added by someone that they follow (only chat admins can remove members). You'll have a 15-minute window to edit the messages you send to the group discussion, while users will also be able to report a group chat or specific messages.

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month. The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online social media posts and clips about Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a Utah college campus on Sept. 10.

I love investigating and debunking things that are trending on social media. As a former Scientific American intern, Youmshajekian has an affinity for reporting stories on consumer health that pique her personal curiosity: I think you ask better questions when you're in the shoes of your reader because you want the same questions answered. You want to get to the bottom of things.

Over one-third of 13- to 17-year-olds report using one of these social media platforms "almost constantly" and admit this is "too much," according to the complaint. Yet more than half struggle to cut back on their social media use, the complaint finds. In January 2024, New York City's health commissioner declared social media a public health hazard, placing a strain on the city's resources as taxpayer dollars went toward addressing the resulting youth mental health crisis, the complaint says.

On October 3, the library shared a video on its Instagram page in which two staff members prepare to perform a trust fall. Rather than catching her colleague, however, one of the librarians swiftly sidesteps away to deliver a message to the camera. Behind her, a thud rings into the air, presumably from her colleague crashing into the ground, while another colleague rushes out from behind the circulation desk in shock.

The couple announced the birth of their fourth child, a daughter, in a joint Instagram post Oct. 11. The announcement included a video montage of their daughter, featuring clips of Nara Smith cradling the newborn against her chest, Lucky Blue Smith cuddling with his daughter and an adorable shot of the couple's three older children marveling at their sibling. "she's here!" they captioned the post. "welcome to the world little angel." They did not share their daughter's name.

Thanks to the trend for gentle parenting, the concept of big feelings has become big money online, and for the most part I welcome that (Big Feelings isn't the only song that reflects this cultural shift; the animation Small Potatoes on CBeebies has a song that goes Feelings / I've got so many feelings, which my husband likes to sing to me when I'm premenstrual).

A Department of Homeland Security social media post featuring The Cure 's "Friday I'm in Love" has been removed following a DMCA takedown request. The social media post, originally shared by DHS on October 2nd, were taken down on Twitter/X on Instagram on Friday. The same post has been muted on DHS's Instagram page. The Facebook version of the post remains available as of Saturday.

Unlike the original Sora, Sora 2 isn't a mere video-generation platform; it's a social app with a TikTok-style feed of short AI-generated clips, and it allows you to authorize a cameo of yourself so friends can drop your likeness into their skitsand to revoke it later once you've seen too many videos of yourself fleeing police or crying on game shows.

It used to be the place to connect with friends and socialise. Now it's a morass of sponsored content, shouty influencers, AI-generated reels and disinformation - and a growing number of users are switching off It was the year the world came out of the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2022, restrictions were eased in Ireland and in February, mandatory mask-wearing was lifted.

There is a part of the right that is extraordinarily conspiratorial and sees Jews as a conspiratorial force. It is rising because social media rewards it. On X and TikTok, you often get more clicks if you push anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric. Shapiro said young people are drawn to the conspiracy theories because of the message that the problems in their own lives are not their fault, and they can be solved by externalizing those problems onto a different group.