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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Faith in the internet is fading among young Brits

The questions were part of annual research carried out in the summer by pollster YouGov with 7,340 adults of all ages for Ofcom's Annual Online Nation report. Despite their increasing negativity, young adults in the UK spend significantly more time online than older age groups, averaging six hours and 20 minutes a day on personal (rather than work) devices, up ten minutes over the prior 12 months and much higher than the four hours and 30 minutes for all adults.
Mental health
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

Let "soft news" lead to hard conversations

Gen Z increasingly gets news from social media and short-form video while lifestyle journalism offers practical, community-centered reporting that can rebuild trust and engagement.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Boy, 4, victim of online grooming as offences reach record high

Online grooming offences in the UK have nearly doubled over eight years, reaching a record 7,263 in a year, including victims as young as four.
New York City
fromTechdirt
3 months ago

New York City Sues Instagram Rather Than Teach Kids Filters Aren't Real

New York City sued Meta, TikTok and others over social media harms, signaling failure to teach students critical thinking and media literacy about filtered images.
fromTeen Vogue
3 months ago

12 Top Gen Alpha Influencers (And What Their Rise Means)

It might feel wild, but Gen Alpha influencers are already on the rise. In some cases, these influencers haven't even hit double digits. Kids as young as 7 - the age twins Koti and Haven Garza were in a viral "we're Gen Alpha influencers" TikTok last year - are already in the business of influencing. And business, it seems, is booming.
Social media marketing
US politics
fromSourcing Journal
3 months ago

AAFA Shares Nominations for USTR's 2025 Notorious Markets List

AAFA urged USTR to list Meta, Alibaba, and Shopee on the Notorious Markets List for widespread counterfeit fashion and weak enforcement.
Artificial intelligence
fromMashable
3 months ago

OpenAI's Sora 2, Meta's Vibes, Character.AI's Feed: The AI video social media war begins

AI-generated short videos and deepfakes are flooding social media, expanding tools like Sora while raising concerns about authenticity, distribution, and environmental impact.
Music
fromSPIN
3 months ago

Social Media Built the Stage For Artists, but Now It's Pulling the Plug

Artists struggle to convert massive visibility into sales because social platforms erode direct fan relationships, control, and monetization opportunities.
US politics
fromAxios
3 months ago

YouTube to pay Trump $22 million for suspending his account after Jan. 6 riot

Trump will place a $22 million award into a trust to help fund an estimated $200 million White House ballroom renovation.
Social media marketing
fromwww.boredpanda.com
3 months ago

90 Examples Of People So Consumed By Hustle Culture They Lose Touch With Real Life (New Pics)

Influencer culture produces performative motivational posts across Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, where attempts often become unintentionally comedic and poorly received.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
4 months ago

Race to the Aras: Connolly says it is not up to Starmer to decide Hamas' role in Palestinian state

Malicious social media smears about presidential candidate Jim Gavin have caused distress and platforms have been slow or unresponsive in removing them.
fromWIRED
4 months ago

WIRED Roundup: How Charlie Kirk Changed Conservative Media

Zoë Schiffer: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I'm WIRED's Director of Business and Industry, Zoë Schiffer. Today on the show we're skipping our regular roundup to discuss the news that's gripped the nation since yesterday: the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. On Wednesday, Kirk was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University. It was the first appearance of what was supposed to be a nationwide tour aimed at "equipping students with the tools"
Right-wing politics
Marketing
fromTalkMarkets
4 months ago

META & GOOGL: Beneficiaries Of Strong Digital Ad Growth

Interactive media outlook is positive as digital ad spending grows and GenAI improves advertiser ROI, benefiting major platforms despite macro and e‑commerce uncertainties.
fromSlate Magazine
5 months ago

It's the Worst Website for Book Lovers. That's What Makes It Irreplaceable.

Goodreads, the largest book-centric social network, functions as a merciless hellscape overrun by petty, perpetually aggrieved readers who post one-star reviews.
Books
E-Commerce
fromThe Drum
6 months ago

What do creators really want? Ownership

New platforms empower creators with ownership over their content, setting a new standard in the creator economy.
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