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Meet Blast Radio, the Social Network Beating Amazon at the Audio Game
Social media offers a never-ending stream of content, but to get it, you have to put up with a lot of manipulation. Influencers entice you with clickbait, notifications hijack your attention, and algorithms tune your experience to keep you glued to your phone. The internet can be a hostile place, but recently, I found…
Summer Walker CLAPS BACK at Critics Asking Why She Has Charisma on Social Media But Not on Stage
Summer Walker has amassed a loyal audience with her hard-hitting brand of R&B.
Lyric-driven and largely anchored in the lovelorn, the tracks that have catapulted the star to seismic heights.
On the live circuit, Walker’s presence has been a subject of much debate.
Because it’s become somewhat trademark for her performance to skew so demure to the extent that some have branded them unsatisfactory.
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American Psychological Association issues guidelines to limit the potential harm of social media on children
On Tuesday, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued a health advisory regarding adolescent social media usage. The APA shied away from defining social media use as being “inherently beneficial or harmful,” instead saying that the positive or negative effects young people experience are more likely defined by their predispositions before…
Conspirator Of Biggest Celebrity Hacking In Social Media Pleads Guilty
In July 2020, one of the biggest celebrity hackings in social media history took place and the man responsible has…
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Major Psychologists’ Group Warns of Social Media’s Potential Harm To Kids
While social media can provide opportunities for staying connected, especially during periods of social isolation, like the pandemic, the APA says adolescents should be routinely screened for signs of “problematic social media use.” The APA recommends that parents should also closely monitor their children’s social media feed during early adolescence, roughly ages 10-14. Parents should try to minimize or stop the dangerous content their child is exposed to, including posts related to suicide, self-harm, disordered eating, racism and bullying. Studies suggest that exposure to this type of content may promote similar behavior in some youth, the APA notes.
Another key recommendation is to limit the use of social media for comparison, particularly around beauty — or appearance-related content. Research suggests that when kids use social media to pore over their own and others’ appearance online, this is linked with poor body image and depressive symptoms, particularly among girls. As kids age and gain digital literacy skills they should have more privacy and autonomy in their social media use, but parents should always keep an open dialogue about what they are doing online. The report also cautions parents to monitor their own social media use, citing research that shows that adults’ attitudes toward social media and how they use it in front of kids may affect young people.
The APA’s report does contain recommendations that could be picked up by policy makers seeking to regulate the industry. For instance it recommends the creation of “reporting structures” to identify and remove or deprioritize social media content depicting “illegal or psychologically maladaptive behavior,” such as self-harm, harming others, and disordered eating. It also notes that the design of social media platforms may need to be changed to take into account “youths’ development capabilities,” including features like endless scrolling and recommended content. It suggests that teens should be warned “explicitly and repeatedly” about how their personal data could be stored, shared and used.
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