social media
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What Is Shadowbanning? How to Know if It Has Happened to You and What Can You Do About It
Tech platforms use recommender algorithms to control society’s key resource: attention. With these algorithms they can quietly demote or hide certain content instead of just blocking or deleting it. This opaque practice is called “shadowbanning”. While platforms will often deny they engage in shadowbanning, there’s plenty of evidence it’s well and truly present. And it’s…
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3 Ways to Avoid Getting Stuck in the Vicious Cycle of Social Media
We often hear about the negative impacts of social media on our wellbeing, but we don’t usually think of it the other way round – whereby how we feel may impact how we use social media. In a recent study, my colleagues and I investigated the relationship between social media use and wellbeing in more…
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How Is Everyone on Euro Summer Holidays and I’m Dead Broke After Lockdown?
The Euro summer holiday season was never a good time on socials if you weren’t travelling that year, but it’s never affected me quite as hard as it has this winter.
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How to Use Apple Notes to Have Secret Chats With Others
Apple’s Notes app might not be the first option to come to mind when you want to keep a conversation hidden from others. But by using its collaboration features to invite others into a “conversation” — and then deleting the messages when you’re done — you can erase all evidence of your chat. Sure, it’s…