social media

Our study looked at teens’ social media behaviour in 43 countries – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

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EF Stock/Shutterstock Roger Fernandez-Urbano, Universitat de Barcelona; Maria Rubio-Cabañez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Pablo Gracia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona As social media becomes a central part of young people’s lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and measures tend to treat adolescents as one homogeneous group. We … Read more

Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children

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Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst Within 48 hours, the legal landscape governing social media and children shifted in ways that will take years to fully understand and verify. On March 24, 2026, a Santa Fe jury ordered Meta to pay US$375 million for violating New Mexico’s consumer protection laws. The next day, a Los Angeles jury … Read more

Why Old Posts Dominate Your LinkedIn Feed in 2025—and How to Win With the New Algorithm

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In 2025, LinkedIn’s algorithm prioritizes old posts that emphasize quality and engagement over recency, reshaping users’ feeds. Users should focus on meaningful content, leverage native formats, and encourage discussions to succeed. The algorithm’s evolution aims to enhance professional interactions while maintaining a less news-oriented environment.

Educating young people about social media would be far more effective than a ban – Finland can show us how

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Discover why educating young people on social media use is more effective than outright bans. Learn how Finland’s innovative approach to media literacy and critical thinking can serve as a model for safer, more conscious digital engagement. Explore the benefits of fostering digital literacy to better equip the next generation for online challenges.

Why we get less narcissistic with age

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Explore the evolution of narcissism with age in a new study analyzing 51 longitudinal studies with over 37,000 participants. This research uncovers the decrease in narcissistic traits from youth to old age, examining the role of social responsibilities and personal growth on this decline.

A Shift in Strategy: Twitter’s Decision to Leave the EU’s Disinformation Code of Practice.

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Exploring Twitter’s surprising decision to withdraw from the EU’s disinformation code of practice. Understand the implications of this move on the future of online misinformation, the changing landscape of content moderation, and the role of social media giants in combating disinformation.

When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

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Navigating it successfully requires new competencies that should be taught in school. Without the competence to choose what to ignore and where to invest one’s limited attention, we allow others to seize control of our eyes and minds. Appreciation for the importance of critically ignoring is not new but has become even more crucial in the digital world.

The Wall Street Journal, Economist and Financial Times all now have female editors – what does it mean for business?

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Women in business are more likely to be known by women in the media, something that academics call “homophily” (the tendency for people who are similar to seek out each other’s company). Success breeds success, so being appointed to these jobs means that the women taking them are more likely to meet other successful women, a concept known as “preferential attachment”.