The social media scrolling habit is more harmful than you think, especially for teens

A new Australian study links two or more hours of daily social media use in early adolescence with poorer mental health outcomes one year later.

Strands Sidekick No. 831

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Readers’ comments: Scroll should use the official rupee symbol. It’s not even a BJP-era invention

India went through great trouble to internationally adopt the official rupee symbol – ₹. One would imagine that a publication ...
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Comment, like, share: As teens scroll through news headlines, trust becomes harder to find

THE STUDIES ARE BLEAK: Most teenagers don't go out of their way to read news from reliable sources, or they depend on social ...

Psychology suggests people who lurk on social media but never post aren’t being stalkers, they likely just decided not to buy into the pressure to constantly perform t…

None of it is idle. They could weigh in any second — the comment box is right there, and they've read every word that would ...

Readers’ comments: Article makes false equivalence between Sabarimala, ghoonghat and hijab

The article seemed to draw a number of false equivalences by bundling Sabarimala, the hijab and the ghoonghat under a single ...

“Did A Doctor Sign His Forehead?”: 59 Times People Cracked Up The Internet With Their Comments (New Pics)

When you come across a post on social media, what's the first thing you do? Do you watch the video, read the post, or look at ...
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Jennifer Horgan: Kyle Chandler reels? Fine. But such scrolling could destroy my interior life

Although enjoying the ‘Friday Night Lights’ links, Jennifer Horgan found herself heading back, in her own mind, to two ...

The Internet Says Skiing Is Toxic, but the Mountain Tells a Much Different Story.

The internet amplifies skiing's critics and gatekeepers, but the mountain still rewards curiosity, courage, and community.
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Manufacturing Miracles: How social media turns belief into business

Manifestation reels do not just sell hope; they convert faith into engagement, engagement into distribution, and distribution ...

Will Washington join the ban on phones in schools?

For better or worse — and it is both — we cannot function in our modern world without our cell phones. We use them for pretty ...

From Reels to risks: How scammers are turning videos into malware traps

Cybercriminals are moving beyond email scams and into social media feeds, using tutorial-style videos on TikTok and Instagram to spread malware and steal credentials ...