Teaching Kids About the Effects of Smartphones and Social Media

Authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price join TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Willie Geist to talk about their ...
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Navigating Social Media Algorithms: Lessons Learned & Strategies for Success

The biggest lesson I’ve learned about working with social media algorithms is that you can’t chase the system; you have to ...
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How have social media algorithms changed the way we interact?

Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we interact ...
Psychology Today

Social Media Builds and Breaks Self-Esteem

Research shows that social media has a mixed effect on self-esteem. Connecting with others makes us feel good, but comparing ...

‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children ...
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Get the Facts: Understanding social media algorithms

If you're seeing the same types of stories repeatedly on your social media feeds, you're not alone, and it's due to something called an "algorithm.""It's a series of steps that a computer follows in ...

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. President Donald Trump announced a ...